A 16-year-old has been arrested for a planned attack in La Défense during the Olympics. In messages on Telegram, the minor intended to obtain materials to build an explosive belt, “to die as a martyr in the name of the Islamic Caliphate,” according to information from Le Figaro newspaper.
The 16-year-old was arrested in Marignier (Savoie, France), suspected of preparing a jihadist attack in the midst of the Olympic Games, in the western Paris suburb of La Défense, Le Figaro was informed on Wednesday, April 24 by the Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office.
An investigation into “criminal terrorist organization” is underway. He was arrested by the General Directorate of Internal Security.
The teenager was posting disturbing comments posted on the Telegram Telegram. According to Anti-Terrorism “he was already being monitored for radicalization”.
The young man was arrested at his parents’ home. During the search, the authorities found handwritten documents, the oath of allegiance to the Islamic State, confiscated his mobile phone.
The French minor admitted that he intended to attempt an attack during the Olympics, “with a gun or an explosive belt”.
Source: ertnews
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