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Russian man is among those arrested in plots targeting Paris Olympics.

France arrested a 40-year-old Russian man with plans to “destabilise the Olympic Games”. He was charged with “conducting intelligence work on behest of a foreign power” with an aim to “provoke hostilities in France,” crimes punishable with 30-year sentence in France, according to a statement from the Paris prosecutor’s office. Police officers found items that could have destabilized the Olympic Games.

Occurrence
2024-07-24
Publication
2024-07-24T20:06:22Z
First observed
2026-09-24T06:09:10.079Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
FR
Updated
2026-09-27T23:56:59.668Z

E/M/R/S scores

  • EExistence0/4 · Not assessed
  • MIntent0/4 · Not assessed
  • RRussian actor link0/4 · Not assessed
  • SRussian state responsibility0/4 · Not assessed

Facts

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  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2024-07-24T20:06:22Z

    France arrested a 40-year-old Russian man with plans to “destabilise the Olympic Games”. He was charged with “conducting intelligence work on behest of a foreign power” with an aim to “provoke hostilities in France,” crimes punishable with 30-year sentence in France, according to a statement from the Paris prosecutor’s office. Police officers found items that could have destabilized the Olympic Games.