Parisians threaten to POO in River Seine in furious Olympics protest and fume ‘it’s their turn to plunge into our s***’
FURIOUS Parisians have threatened to POO in the River Seine ahead of this summer’s Olympics.
Protestors fumed “it’s their turn to plunge into our s***” as they protested against the costs of cleaning the water.
Event organisers are in a desperate bid to make the water safe enough to swim in before the Games begin on July 26.
The Seine is set to host triathlon and open water swimming events as well as playing a part in the opening ceremony.
However, just over five weeks before the first triathlon event on July 30, protestors have threatened to poo in the water.
They have rallied using the hashtag “I s*** in the Seine on 23 June”.
A website has also been set up with the slogan: “They have plunged us into s***, it’s their turn to plunge into our s***.”
June 23 had been the date mayor Anne Hidalgo was set to swim in the Seine to prove the water was clean enough for Olympic athletes.
However, her dip has been delayed until after the French elections in July.
Meanwhile, no date has been given for president Emmanuel Macron to fulfil his promise of a swim before the start of the Games.
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Over £1.2billion has been spent trying to make the water safe enough to swim in, enraging locals.
The anonymous programmer behind the website told Actu Paris: “The problem is that all the resources that have been invested have not been to resolve all the social problems we have at the moment.
“We have the feeling of being abandoned. We see where their priority was.”
Although the dirty protests had started as a joke, the programmer added: “Nothing is excluded.”
Despite the cost of the cleaning operation, a report published on Friday showed the water was still too dirty for the Olympics.
Water samples showed high rates of faecal bacteria, including E.coli, in the water, which did not meet the standards set by event organisers.