French security forces claimed to have arrested a terrorist who planned to bomb the Saint-Etienne stadium ahead of the Olympic Games.
French security forces this month detained Saint-Etienne to an 18-year-old Chechen suspected of planning a attempt against the city’s soccer stadium during the Olympic Games this summer, stated the Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin.
Less than two months from Olympic Games, France It is in its highest state of alert in terms of security.
“The first elements show that he was actively planning an attack against the Geoffroy Guichard stadium (Saint-Etienne) during the football matches that will take place there at the Olympic Games”commented Darmanin it’s a statement.
The suspect was “inspired by Islamist ideology”he added. “I wanted to attack the spectators, but also the security forces and die as a martyr”Darmanin added.
It is the first time that a planned attack in relation to these has been thwarted. Olympic Gamesaccording to the statement.
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