Paris Olympics security plans stolen from train


Passengers walk in an inside hall of the Gare du Nord train station in Paris. The engineer said his stolen work computer and two USB sticks contained sensitive data, in particular the municipal police’s plans for securing the 2024 Olympics. — AFP

PARIS: A bag containing a computer and two USB memory sticks holding police security plans for the Paris Olympic Games was stolen on Monday evening from a train at the capital’s Gare du Nord station, police sources said on Feb 27.

The bag belonged to an engineer from Paris City Hall, the police said, confirming a report by BFM television, adding that he had put the bag in the luggage compartment above his seat.

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