France foiled 3 attack plots targeting the Paris Olympics, prosecutor says
3 months, 4 weeks ago

France foiled 3 attack plots targeting the Paris Olympics, prosecutor says

Associated Press  

PARIS — French authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the summer events, the national counterterrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday. Olivier Christen said the plots included plans to attack “ Israeli institutions or representatives of Israel in Paris” during the July 26-Aug. 11 Olympic competition. Jihadists threats dominated the foiled plots and 80% of legal proceedings against suspects include the extremist ideology that still influences France’s youth, the prosecutor said. France also strengthened its airspace defences during the summer Olympics and Paralympics, deploying war planes, attack helicopters, surveillance aircraft, military and police drones among others to patrol the skies over Paris and the Mediterranean port city of Marseille that hosted sailing and soccer events.

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France vs Israel football: Stewards intervene to stop Israel-France football fans clash at Paris match
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

France vs Israel football: Stewards intervene to stop Israel-France football fans clash at Paris match

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The France vs Israel football match in Paris took place under heavy security after fans from the Maccabi Tel Aviv club were attacked in Amsterdam last week following a Europa League match against Ajax. Israel football fans clash with police during the football match against France in Paris. Image: Reuters Stewards had to intervene at the Nations League match between …

Fans scuffle despite heavy security presence at France-Israel soccer match
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fans scuffle despite heavy security presence at France-Israel soccer match

CNN  

Paris CNN — A brief scuffle broke out in the stands as Israeli soccer fans returned to Europe, but a heavy security presence in Paris ensured there was no repeat of the large-scale violence seen in Amsterdam last week. Thousands of extra security personnel were deployed in the French capital and a “double ring” of security thrown around the stadium …

Paris tightens security for UEFA France-Israel football match after Amsterdam violence
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Paris tightens security for UEFA France-Israel football match after Amsterdam violence

Hindustan Times  

The Paris Police said 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for the France-Israel football match to ensure security at the stadium and on public transportation, days after Israeli fans were allegedly assaulted in Amsterdam. On Sunday, Israel’s National Security Council warned its citizens abroad to steer clear of sports and cultural events, including the match in Paris …

France vs Israel match security tightened, Paris to deploy 4,000 police officers following Amsterdam violence
1 month, 3 weeks ago

France vs Israel match security tightened, Paris to deploy 4,000 police officers following Amsterdam violence

Hindustan Times  

Paris police said Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation a week after violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam. Israel’s National Security Council, in a statement Sunday, warned citizens abroad to avoid sports and cultural events, specifically the match …

Paris steps up security for France vs Israel UEFA Nations League match; Israel urges fans to stay away
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Paris steps up security for France vs Israel UEFA Nations League match; Israel urges fans to stay away

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The France-Israel football match takes place amid a climate of increased anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim incidents following the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Israel has advised its fans to steer clear of Thursday’s France-Israel football match, amid concerns it could become a flashpoint following recent violent incidents during a game in Amsterdam involving an Israeli club. Paris police …

Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence

Associated Press  

PARIS — Paris police said Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation a week after violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam. Israel’s National Security Council, in a statement Sunday, warned citizens abroad to avoid sports and cultural events, specifically …

Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence

CNN  

Paris Associated Press — Paris police said Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation a week after violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam. Israel’s National Security Council, in a statement Sunday, warned citizens abroad to avoid sports and cultural …

Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence

CNN  

Paris Associated Press — Paris police said Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation a week after violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam. Israel’s National Security Council, in a statement Sunday, warned citizens abroad to avoid sports and cultural …

France won’t call off Israel game after violence in Amsterdam, minister says
2 months ago

France won’t call off Israel game after violence in Amsterdam, minister says

The Hindu  

Despite the violence directed at Israeli football fans in Amsterdam, France won’t change its plans to host a Nations League game against Israel next week, the interior minister said on Friday. Israel said it would send two planes to bring back fans of an Israeli football team from the Netherlands on Friday after overnight attacks in the streets that officials …

French authorities foiled 3 plots targeting the Paris Olympics, counterterrorism prosecutor says
3 months, 4 weeks ago

French authorities foiled 3 plots targeting the Paris Olympics, counterterrorism prosecutor says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French authorities foiled three plots …

France foiled 3 attack plots targeting Paris Olympics, prosecutor says
3 months, 4 weeks ago

France foiled 3 attack plots targeting Paris Olympics, prosecutor says

LA Times  

Police patrol seen near the pitch during a men’s semifinal soccer match between Morocco and Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics at France’s Marseille Stadium. French authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the summer events, the national counterterrorism prosecutor said Wednesday. Olivier Christen said the plots included plans …

Paris Olympics 2024: Israeli athletes receive threats as tensions simmer over Gaza
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Israeli athletes receive threats as tensions simmer over Gaza

The Hindu  

Israel’s Olympic team said some athletes have received threats as they compete in Paris amid larger tensions over Palestinian deaths during the war in Gaza and the threat of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East. Yael Arad, president of the Israeli National Olympic Committee, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that team members had received “centralized” threats meant …

Takeaways from AP’s story on Olympics security hitting minorities, others flagged as terror risks
5 months ago

Takeaways from AP’s story on Olympics security hitting minorities, others flagged as terror risks

Associated Press  

PARIS — French authorities are making wide use of discretionary anti-terror powers to keep hundreds of people they deem to be potential security threats away from the Paris Olympics. Darmanin says he applied the movement restrictions and daily police check-ins to more than 500 people this year as part of France’s security buildup for the Games. Interior Ministry notes seen …

Paris Olympics 2024: IJF to investigate after Algerian fails weigh-in ahead of Israeli bout
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: IJF to investigate after Algerian fails weigh-in ahead of Israeli bout

The Hindu  

Judo’s governing body is to investigate why Algeria’s Messaoud Redouane Dris failed the weigh-in for his under 73 kg bout with Israel’s Tohar Butbul at the Paris Olympics, saying athletes can become “victims of broader political disputes”. The International Judo Federation said Dris arrived for the weight control session on Sunday 10 minutes before the deadline and was found to …

Everything we know about France’s Olympic rail chaos as Kremlin responds to arrest of Russian citizen
5 months, 1 week ago

Everything we know about France’s Olympic rail chaos as Kremlin responds to arrest of Russian citizen

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Saboteurs have launched a “malicious” …

SNCF: France’s high-speed train lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
5 months, 1 week ago

SNCF: France’s high-speed train lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony

CNN  

Paris CNN — France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson on Friday, in what has been described as “an attack on France” and “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt travel ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The opening ceremony went ahead later on Friday, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach told reporters he …

Russian man is among those arrested in plots targeting Paris Olympics
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian man is among those arrested in plots targeting Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — French authorities have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics, including arresting a Russian man in one of them, officials said Wednesday, just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in Paris. Paris prosecutors said Wednesday that they had arrested a 40-year-old Russian man Tuesday at his Paris apartment on suspicion of planning to “destabilize …

Russian man among those arrested in suspected plots targeting Paris Olympics
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian man among those arrested in suspected plots targeting Paris Olympics

LA Times  

A police officer sets up fencing at the security perimeter of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Sunday. French authorities have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics, arresting a Russian man in one of them, officials said Wednesday, just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in Paris. Paris prosecutors said Wednesday that they had …

Israel sends secret agents to guard athletes at Paris Olympics amid surge in threats of anti-Semitic violence across Europe
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel sends secret agents to guard athletes at Paris Olympics amid surge in threats of anti-Semitic violence across Europe

Daily Mail  

Israel has deployed secret agents to guard athletes at the Paris Olympics amid a concerning surge in threats of anti-Semitic violence across Europe. Armed Shin Bet operatives are preparing to provide security for around 88 Israeli athletes and their staff but not every person will have their own bodyguard, according to Israel's minister of culture. Pictured: A police officer stands …

French intelligence agents arrest would-be ISIS suicide bombers as they foil Paris Olympics terror plots
6 months ago

French intelligence agents arrest would-be ISIS suicide bombers as they foil Paris Olympics terror plots

Daily Mail  

French intelligence agents have arrested would-be ISIS suicide bombers after they thwarted two terror plots targeting the Paris Olympics. Pictured: A Paris police boat sails down the Seine on Thursday As the eyes of the world remain fixed on the French elections, the nation also has two big upcoming security challenges, Bastille Day on July 14 and the Olympic games …

France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans
7 months, 1 week ago

France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans

Associated Press  

PARIS — French authorities on Friday raised preliminary terrorism charges against an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending soccer games at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said in a statement that members of the General Directorate of Internal Security arrested an 18-year-old man from Chechnya on May 22 on suspicion of being behind a plan …

French security services foil ‘Islamist-inspired’ attack on Olympic football match
7 months, 1 week ago

French security services foil ‘Islamist-inspired’ attack on Olympic football match

New York Times  

French security services have arrested a teenager suspected of planning an “Islamist-inspired” attack on a football match during this summer’s Olympics, according to the nation’s interior ministry. The ministry described it as the “first foiled attack” against the Paris Olympic and Paralympic games this summer. A statement said that the Chechen national “was actively planning to attack the Geoffroy Guichard …

Pro-Palestinian protesters call on Olympic officials to limit Israel's participation in Paris Games
8 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters call on Olympic officials to limit Israel's participation in Paris Games

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters gathered …

France raises its security readiness to highest level after attack in Russia, worried about IS
9 months, 2 weeks ago

France raises its security readiness to highest level after attack in Russia, worried about IS

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s government increased its security alert posture to the highest level Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and the Islamic State’s claim of responsibility. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced the decision in a post on X, saying authorities were “taking into account the Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for the attack and the …

France accuses Russia of a disinformation campaign in a key election year
10 months, 3 weeks ago

France accuses Russia of a disinformation campaign in a key election year

Associated Press  

PARIS — France condemned “hostile” disinformation maneuvers after the country’s authorities on Monday accused Russia of operating a long-running online manipulation campaign against Ukraine’s Western backers, in the lead up to the second anniversary of Moscow’s military invasion of its neighbor. The French foreign ministry said in a statement “no manipulation attempt will distract France from its support for Ukraine …

France’s Macron says a security crisis could force rethink of Paris’ huge Olympic opening show
1 year ago

France’s Macron says a security crisis could force rethink of Paris’ huge Olympic opening show

Associated Press  

LE PECQ, France — The giant opening ceremony extravaganza that Paris is planning to hold on the River Seine to launch the Olympic Games could be moved if France is hit again in the run-up by extremist attacks, French President Emmanuel Macron said. “We are preparing an opening ceremony that is unique, which I hope will make the French very …

France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation into the killing of a tourist in Paris
1 year, 1 month ago

France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation into the killing of a tourist in Paris

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor said Sunday he has opened an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old German-Filipino tourist near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, allegedly by a man who had been under surveillance for suspected Islamic radicalization. Rajabpour-Miyandoab recorded a video before the attack in which he swore allegiance to the Islamic State group and expressed support …

Chief financial prosecutor says investigation into Paris Olympics did not uncover serious corruption
1 year, 3 months ago

Chief financial prosecutor says investigation into Paris Olympics did not uncover serious corruption

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s top financial prosecutor said Wednesday that investigations into the organization of the 2024 Paris Olympics have not revealed any serious corruption or influence peddling, and that his goal is not to disrupt the event. Speaking in an interview with RTL radio, Jean-Francois Bohnert said the potential infractions currently investigated by the the financial prosecutor’s office are “mainly …

Police raid Paris 2024 Olympics HQ in suspected corruption probe
1 year, 6 months ago

Police raid Paris 2024 Olympics HQ in suspected corruption probe

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According to an official with the financial prosecutor’s office, the searches are linked to two preliminary investigations related to the Paris Olympics that had not previously been made public. In a case of suspected corruption, cops on Tuesday searched the headquarters of Paris Olympic organizers, according to the national financial prosecutor’s office. An official with the financial prosecutor’s office said …

Paris 2024 Olympics HQ searched in third consecutive Summer Games scandal
1 year, 6 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics HQ searched in third consecutive Summer Games scandal

Associated Press  

PARIS — French police searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to prosecutors, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer Olympics. The prosecutor’s office said that case targets suspected conflict of interest and favoritism involving several contracts reached by the organizing committee and Solideo, …

Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks
3 years, 4 months ago

Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks

Associated Press  

PARIS — The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France opened Wednesday in a custom-built complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse. Nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of one another at several locations around Paris on Nov. 13, 2015, …

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