French authorities reveal they foiled 3 terror plots targeting Olympics
By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)
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 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.
[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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Click to see story on The West AustralianThree attacks were foiled during the 2024 Olympics, announces the National Counter-Terrorism Prosecutor
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France foiled three plots against Olympics: prosecutor
Click to see story on PerthNowIsrael targeted by Islamists: France: Several terrorist attacks at the Olympics prevented
Click to see story on n-tv.deThree attempts to attack the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been deactivated
Click to see story on Aristegui NoticiasAuthorities: Several attacks against the Olympics averted
Click to see story on Ekstra BladetParis Olympics 2024: “Three attacks foiled” during the period, the anti-terrorist prosecutor welcomes the “challenge met”
Click to see story on Sud OuestThere were “three attacks foiled” during the Paris 2024 Olympics
Click to see story on 20 MinutesIsraeli targets, arrests…: what we know about the plans to thwart attacks at the Paris Olympics
Click to see story on actu.frFrance: “We have prevented three terrorist attacks during the Olympic Games”
Click to see story on NaftemporikiThree attack plans foiled during the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Click to see story on MediafaxOlympic Games 2024: The anti-terrorist prosecutor confirms that three attacks were foiled
Click to see story on TF1 INFOFrance dismantled three plans to attack during the Olympic Games
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Click to see story on ceskenoviny.czProsecutor: Durov cooperates with French judicial authorities
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Click to see story on Independent EspañolFrance claims it foiled three terrorist attacks on the Olympics
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