An 18-year-old Chechen has been arrested for planning an Islamist-motivated attack on the Geoffroy Guichard football stadium in Saint-Etienne, the Interior Ministry said. This was the “first foiled attack against the Olympic Games,” which begin on July 26.
Wanted to die as a martyr
The man, who was reportedly arrested on May 22, had planned to “attack spectators and police officers and die as a martyr,” the ministry’s statement continued. The Summer Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11. The security authorities are particularly alarmed due to repeated attacks in France in recent years.
Highest alert level
At the end of March, the highest of three alert levels was again declared in France. The authorities reacted to the attack on the Crocus City Hill concert hall in a suburb of Moscow, which left more than 140 people dead and which the jihadist militia Islamic State claimed responsibility for.
Several attacks by jihadists have already been carried out in Paris, the worst on November 13, 2015, which left 130 people dead. There are also concerns that the war in Ukraine or the war in the Gaza Strip could lead to violent actions during the Olympic Games.
This article was updated on 31.05.2024 at 17:11
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