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French security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics. The French interior minister announced that an 18-year-old man from Chechnya was arrested on May 22 on suspicion of planning an Islamist-inspired attack. The suspect allegedly intended to target the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne during the Olympic football matches scheduled for July and August. The French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor (PNAT) indicated that the individual was accused of planning the attack under the banner of the Islamic State and associating with terrorists. This foiled plot marks the 50th attack prevented by French authorities since 2017.
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French police arrested an 18-year-old man under suspicion of planning an Islamist-inspired terror attack on the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. The attack would have been carried out during soccer matches played amid the Paris 2024 Olympic games https://t.co/5kyS2R8jWg
French police arrested an 18-year-old man under suspicion of planning an Islamist-inspired terror attack on the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. The attack would have been carried out during Soccer matches played amid the Paris 2024 Olympic games. https://t.co/szTRuM93tW
French police arrested an 18-year-old man under suspicion of planning an Islamist-inspired terror attack on the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. The attack would have been carried out during soccer matches played amid the Paris 2024 Olympic games. https://t.co/FgkyU2RrBX
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An 18-year-old from Chechnya was arrested in #France on 22 May as he planned a terrorist attack in the city of Saint-Etienne that would have targeted a football match during the Olympic Games in July-August. This is the 50th attack foiled since 2017. https://t.co/UDLiAxvHtJ
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A plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics was foiled by security authorities in France, officials said. https://t.co/4bVzZI7Uze
Chechen teenager arrested in France over Islamist-inspired Olympic attack plot https://t.co/1ltjNX8NYx
⚠️ FRANCE'S PNAT ANTI-TERRORISM PROSECUTOR: 18-YEAR OLD ACCUSED OF PLANNING THIS ATTACK UNDER BANNER OF ISLAMIC STATE, AND OF ASSOCIATING WITH TERRORISTS
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The French interior minister said Friday that security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics https://t.co/cAggAtc7kP
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French government says it foiled terror plot against soccer matches at Paris Olympics. https://t.co/Q7hLAYc6I1
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BREAKING: The French government announces the police have foiled planned terror attacks against the football matches at this summer’s Paris Olympics 🇫🇷 https://t.co/jtNyDrGmC5
French security authorities foil a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics. An 18-year-old man from Chechnya was arrested on suspicion of being behind a plan to attack soccer events held in the city of Saint-Etienne, southwest of Lyon. https://t.co/3sFfA2i27Q
French security authorities foil a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics https://t.co/q3bZdaVbj0
Encore une fois ! #France: The DGSI arrested an 18-year-old Chechen who was allegedly plotting to carry out an “Islamist-inspired attack” on a football event during the July-August Olympic Games. https://t.co/h0NKgeF5RJ
French interior minister says security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics, reports AP
PARIS (AP) - French interior minister says security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics.
#Breaking The French interior minister says security authorities have foiled a plan to attack football events during the Paris Olympics https://t.co/30c7ShSuPw
⚠️ FRENCH INTERIOR MINISTER: FOILED ATTACK TARGETING OLYMPIC GAMES AT ST ETIENNE
French authorities announce an 18-year old was arrested on suspicion of committing an Islamist-inspired attack. They allege he was preparing an attack against spectators the Saint-Etienne stadium during Olympic football