A bag containing a computer and two USB memory sticks holding police security plans for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been stolen from a train at the capital’s Gare du Nord station.
The bag in question belonged to an engineer from Paris City Hall who had put the bag in the luggage compartment above his seat.
The engineer said his work computer and two USB sticks contained sensitive data, in particular the municipal police’s plans for securing the Olympics.
Due to a train delay, the engineer was about to change trains when he discovered the theft.
Local police described Gare du Nord station as a crime hotspot “full of drunks, crack dealers and pickpockets”.
The first torch of the Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay will be lit on Apr. 16 in the sanctuary of Olympia, in Greece, where the ancient Games were held.
The games will take place in Paris, across 16 other cities in France, and on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia from Jul. 26 to Aug. 11.
The 2024 Paris Olympics marks the centenary of Paris 1924, when the city hosted its second Summer Olympics.
Paris has hosted the Olympics six times, thrice in summer and winter respectively.
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