The 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Paris went on without any major act of terror, and reports on Wednesday, Sept. 11, seem to indicate that is likely due to the work of French intelligence. France’s National Counterterrorism Prosecutor Oliver Christensen has announced that the country’s authorities foiled three terror plots targeting the Games in Paris.
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The plots reportedly included plans to strike “Israeli institutions or representatives,” but Christensen said the threats did not directly involve the Israeli Olympic team. Five people were reportedly arrested in connection with the thwarted terror plots, including a minor.
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The Games took place as wars in Gaza and Russia’s war in Ukraine continued.
Meanwhile, France went on high security alert months before the Olympic Games, performing 936 house searches so far this year, which is up from 153 in 2023. The country also strengthened its air defenses over Paris with attack helicopters and surveillance aircraft.
France’s interior minister repeatedly warned of threats from Islamic extremists and cyberattacks from Russia or other enemies.
In May, an 18-year-old man from Chechnya was arrested for allegedly planning to attack Olympic soccer events just outside of Paris. He reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
French authorities said that the majority of the threats they stopped were from Jihadists, and Christensen cautioned that the Islamic State group is continuing to “spread propaganda” in France.
Tags: France, Military Defense, Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Olympics, Paris, Surveillance, Terrorism, Terrorist Attack
[CRAIG NIGRELLI]
THE 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES AND PARALYMPIC GAMES WENT ON WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ACT OF TERROR.
NEWS OUT WEDNESDAY INDICATES THAT’S LIKELY DUE TO THE WORK OF FRENCH INTELLIGENCE.
FRANCE’S NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM PROSECUTOR REVEALING AUTHORITIES FOILED THREE TERROR PLOTS TARGETING THE GAMES IN PARIS.
THE PLOTS REPORTEDLY INCLUDED PLANS TO STRIKE “ISRAELI INSTITUTIONS OR REPRESENTATIVES” — BUT DIDN’T INVOLVE DIRECT THREATS TO THE ISRAELI TEAM.
FIVE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO THWARTED ATTACK PLANS.
THE SUMMER GAMES TOOK PLACE AS FIGHTING CONTINUED IN THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR AND RUSSIA’S WAR IN UKRAINE RAGED.
FRANCE WENT ON HIGH SECURITY ALERT IN THE MONTHS AHEAD OF THE GAMES– PERFORMING NEARLY ONE THOUSAND HOUSE SEARCHES THIS YEAR– UP FROM JUST 153 LAST YEAR.
THE COUNTRY ALSO STRENGTHENED AIR DEFENSES OVER PARIS WITH ATTACK CHOPPERS AND SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT.
FRANCE’S INTERIOR MINISTER REPEATEDLY WARNED OF THREATS FROM ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS AND CYBER ATTACKS FROM RUSSIA OR OTHER ENEMIES.
AN 18-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM CHECHNYA WAS ARRESTED IN MAY FOR ALLEGEDLY PLANNING TO ATTACK OLYMPIC SOCCER EVENTS JUST OUTSIDE OF PARIS.
HE REPORTEDLY PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO THE ISLAMIC STATE GROUP.
FRENCH AUTHORITIES SAY THE MAJORITY OF THE THREATS THEY STOPPED WERE FROM JIHADISTS.
AND THE PROSECUTOR CAUTIONED THE ISLAMIC GROUP CONTINUES TO “SPREAD PROPAGANDA” IN FRANCE.
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