An attack foiled in Paris ? A suspect arrested in Gironde by the DGSI

An 18-year-old man was arrested. arrested and placed on guard &agrav; seen in Gironde this Tuesday morning. He had mentioned; his will to pass &agrav; the act during the Olympics.

While the President of the Republic will speak this Tuesday in the Journal de France 2   8:10 p.m. for the first time since the second round of legislative elections and three days before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, an 18-year-old man was arrested. stopé in Gironde this Tuesday morning by police officers from the General Directorate of Security. interior (DGSI) and placed on guard &agrav; seen for up to 96 hours. According to information from Le Parisien, he was arrested. placed on guard &agrav; view for "criminal terrorist association" as part of an investigation opened by the national anti-terrorism prosecution. 

Reported by the DGSI through its messages on social networks

This Tuesday evening, Emmanuel Macron will undoubtedly address the sporting aspect of the Paris Olympics as well as its organization. At the same time, the terrorist threat hovers over the event. The individual arrested this Tuesday in the department of Gironde was é spotted after having mentioned his will to pass &agrav; the act on the web, particularly during the Olympic Games. "Described as radicalized" as we learn from Le Parisien, he notably mentioned the will to commit violent action in messages on their secure social networks. The investigation must first determine the nature and veracity of the information. and the degree of the latter's project.

While it is not yet possible to say that the DGSI has indeed foiled the attack, a plan for violent action with the arrest of this 18-year-old man in Gironde, the anti-terrorist services have for the moment formally foiled it. two. A à Paris, and a second &agrav; Saint-Etienne near the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. In addition, this Tuesday's arrest confirms a trend seen in recent times: the rejuvenation of suspects arrested in terrorism proceedings. These minors or young adults with more malleable profiles for terrorist organizations constitute a forced route of attack for the latter, particularly at high-risk terrorist organizations. the approach of an event like the Paris Olympics. In total, since the start of the year, 14 minors have been arrested. indicted indicated Olivier Christen, national anti-terrorism prosecutor at France Inter on July 16. This is almost as many as for the whole of 2023, with 15 arrests.