Paris Olympics: France foiled the terrorists’ plot, a terrorist attack during the Olympic Games was averted

France foils terror plot to target football matches at 2024 Olympics. French authorities have successfully thwarted a terrorist attack that was being planned to target football matches during the 2024 Olympic Games in Saint-Etienne, a town in the Loire department in eastern France.

The French internal affairs department has arrested an 18-year-old Chechen suspect in connection with a foiled terror plot, according to the French ministry. French authorities arrested an 18-year-old Chechen citizen suspected of plotting a terrorist attack targeting soccer matches during this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, as France is on its highest level of security alert amid global tensions ahead of the Games.

The suspect was arrested on charges of plotting an Islamist-inspired attack, according to the French Interior Ministry, which did not name the suspect. The suspect was reportedly plotting an attack targeting both spectators and police at the Geoffroy-Goodchard stadium in the city of Saint-Etienne, which is set to host football matches during this year’s Olympics. The ministry said initial investigations showed the man wanted to die a martyr.