An “Islamist-inspired” attack plan, which targeted the football events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, was foiled in Saint-Etienne by the intelligence services, Gérald Darmanin said this Friday.
The suspect is of Chechen nationality, specifies the Minister of the Interior in a press release. He is 18 years old and “was actively preparing an attack against the Geoffroy Guichard stadium,” he adds. He would have liked to attack spectators, but also the police and die a martyr.”
This is “the first foiled attack against the Olympic Games” in Paris, according to the Ministry of the Interior.