Growing List Of Countries Are Threatening To Stay Away From The Winter Olympics In South Korea Because Of Security Fears


Daily Mail: France, Germany and Austria all threaten to stay away from the South Korean 2018 Winter Olympics over security fears sparked by Kim Jong-un

* Three countries revealed they could avoid games if security situation worsened
* Absence of the leading winter sports powers would be hammer blow to games
* Pyeongchang Olympics will take place just 50 miles from North-South border

Austria, Germany and France have threatened to stay away from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea amid security fears over the nuclear-armed North.

Winter Olympics powerhouse Austria also revealed it could stay away from the Pyeongchang Games next February if security concerns deepened.

France's Sports Minister Laura Flessel said yesterday: 'If this gets worse and we do not have our security assured, then our French team will stay here.'

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WNU Editor: The Winter Olympics will be running from February 9 to 25, and will take place in Pyeongchang, just 50 miles from North Korea.

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