Paris 2024: French Security Authorities Foil Plan to Attack Football Events During Paris Olympics

Paris: French interior minister said on Friday that security authorities have foiled a plan to attack football events during Paris Olympics. Gerald Darmanin said in a statement that members of General Directorate of Internal Security arrested an 18 year-old man from Chechnya on 22nd May on suspicion of being behind a plan to attack football events that will be held in city of Saint-Etienne, southwest of Lyon.

According to initial investigation, man was preparing an attack targeting Geoffroy-Guichard stium in city of Saint-Etienne that will host several matches during Summer Games. planned attack was to target spectators and police forces, statement said. suspect wanted to attack Olympic events "to die and become a martyr," statement also said.

Paris Olympics will run from 26th July to 11th August. Football matches will take place in cities across France before final at Ste de France in Paris.

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