World / Paris French Authorities Foiled Plotted Attacks on Paris Games Suspects arrested, including a minor, for allegedly planning attacks By Newser.AI Read our AI policy Posted Sep 11, 2024 10:55 AM CDT Copied Police are seen near the pitch during a men's semifinal soccer match between Morocco and Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, at Marseille Stadium in Marseille, France. Spain won 2-1. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) French authorities thwarted three schemes targeting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that played host to events, announced counterterrorism prosecutor Olivier Christen Wednesday. The plots included plans to strike "Israeli institutions or representatives of Israel in Paris" during the July 26 to August 11 Olympic event, though the Israeli team was not specifically targeted. Five individuals, among them a minor, were detained on terrorism-related charges and remain in pre-trial detention. In the run-up to the Games, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin cautioned about potential threats from Islamic extremists, violent environmentalists, and far-right groups, and the possibility of cyberattacks. In May, an 18-year-old Chechen was arrested for allegedly planning an attack tied to Olympic soccer events in Saint-Etienne; "bar-type establishments around the Geoffroy stadium" were said to be the target. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP) < > Donna Kelce to Appear in 2 Hallmark Movies Sep 18, 2024 10:06 AM CDT Vermont Town Official, Family Found Dead in Home Sep 18, 2024 2:24 PM CDT Trump Repeats False Claims on Chinese Auto Factories Sep 18, 2024 9:10 AM CDT Father Believed Son Possessed Before Supermarket Killing Spree Sep 18, 2024 3:45 AM CDT Special Prosecutor Appointed in Karen Read Murder Case 13 hours, 25 minutes ago 2 Killed, 2 Injured in Idaho Gas Station Blast 14 hours, 25 minutes ago Norway Reports First Bluetongue Cases Since 2009 6 hours, 23 minutes ago Kentucky Senator Progresses After Lawn Mower Accident 6 hours, 21 minutes ago Japanese Child Fatally Stabbed Near Shenzhen School 9 hours, 27 minutes ago Key Suspect Arrested in Assault on Polio Worker Sep 18, 2024 12:25 PM CDT Hackers Demand $6M in Bitcoin From Sea-Tac Sep 18, 2024 10:40 PM CDT GM Offers Adapters for Access to Tesla Superchargers Sep 18, 2024 10:05 PM CDT Queen Margrethe II Hospitalized After Fall 8 hours, 39 minutes ago Ossoff Pushes for Senate Oversight in Postmaster Selection 15 hours, 18 minutes ago Jean Smart to Launch SNL 's 50th Season 13 hours, 55 minutes ago Hidden Figures of Space Race Awarded Congressional Medals 4 hours, 1 minute ago Connecticut Aquarium Settles Federal Probe Over Whale Deaths Sep 18, 2024 10:17 PM CDT Alaska Airlines Completes $1B Acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines Sep 18, 2024 2:15 PM CDT Report an error