Paris booksellers angered over call to remove them for Olympics
Paris (AFP) - Paris booksellers, who have operated from little dark green kiosks on the banks of the Seine for some 150 years, are incensed by plans to remove them for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.
In a test run on Friday, four of the stands were lifted by a crane three metres above the ground - drawing consternation and anger from a small group of booksellers gathered nearby.
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