French anti-terrorism authorities have arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of planning a suicide terror attack during the upcoming Paris Olympics. The teenager, who expressed intentions to die as a martyr, was reportedly loyal to the Islamic State and had discussed using firearms, knives, or an explosive belt for the attack. The arrest occurred in the La Défense quarter of Paris, where he allegedly planned to carry out his mission. This arrest comes as France's internal intelligence agency, DSGI, has heightened its security measures, raising its alert to the highest level and foiling two attack plans in anticipation of the Olympic Games.
📍16-year-old boy had planned an attack with a rifle and explosive belt in Le Défense district in Paris during the Olympics. Since the start of 2024, DSGI, internal intelligence agency, have foiled the two attack plans in Paris and Marseille. https://t.co/aOJO39CgIQ
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NEW -- A 16yr old French boy was arrested today, after planning to conduct a knife &/or suicide bomb attack during the upcoming #olympics2024. He was loyal to #ISIS.
France: French security forces arrested a 16-year-old boy who was planning to carry out a suicide attack during the Paris Olympics this summer. He had pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State group. https://t.co/bNrtwBxCOj
BREAKING: A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by anti-terrorism police in France after he said on social media he wanted to "die a martyr" at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer https://t.co/WMqQHHbqBy
16 y/o suspect arrested in Paris for plotting an attack in La Défense quarter during the upcoming Olympics, using a firearm or an explosives belt and with the intention to die as a martyr in the name of the Islamic State. https://t.co/i3DcqEizhm
French anti-terrorism authorities arrested a 16-year-old youth after he said on social media that he wanted to die a martyr at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, a spokesperson said https://t.co/Y1ewXdsbYc https://t.co/CZTIHqkKls
Arrest of a 16-year-old suspected of trying to commit a suicide attack in Paris during the Olympics on behalf of the Islamic State https://t.co/zZFur6nP8o
French media reporting the arrest of a 16yr old who was planning an attack an at the Paris 2024 Olympics, using a firearm or a suicide vest. https://t.co/5moU3kJfjl
BREAKING: French police arrest a teenager who wanted to commit a suicide terror attack during this summer’s Paris Olympics. 🇫🇷 https://t.co/gQwn1XkVCh
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