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 in custody &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 looms over the event. The individual arrested this Tuesday in the Gironde department was spotted after having mentioned his desire to take action on the web, particularly during the Olympic Games. “Described as radicalized” as we learn from Le Parisien, he notably mentioned the desire to commit a violent act in messages on his secure social networks. The investigation will first have to determine the nature, veracity and degree of success of the latter's plan.

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