Official announcements from the Olympic Committee

French Authorities Foil Plan to Attack Paris Olympic Soccer Events in Saint-Etienne

May 31, 2024, 02:30 PM

French security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics. The French Interior Minister announced that an 18-year-old Chechen man was arrested by the DGSI on suspicion of planning an Islamist-inspired attack targeting spectators at the Saint-Etienne stadium, southwest of Lyon. The suspect was allegedly preparing to carry out the attack during the July-August Olympic Games.