France's interior minister says plan to attack Olympic football events foiled

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An 18-year-old man from Chechnya was arrested on suspicion of being behind a plan to target spectators and police at football matches in Saint-Etienne and a die a 'martyr'.

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00:00 France's interior minister has said that security services have foiled a plan to attack football

00:07 events during the Paris Olympics.

00:11 Gérald Darmanin said an 18-year-old man from Chechnya was arrested two weeks ago on

00:16 suspicion of being behind the plot.

00:21 Investigators say the man was preparing an attack targeting the Joffre Guichard Stadium

00:26 in Saint-Etienne that will host several matches during the summer games.

00:32 The planned attack was to target spectators and police.

00:38 The suspect reportedly wanted to die and become a martyr.

00:43 The Paris Olympics will run from the 26th of July to the 11th of August.

00:50 Football matches will take place in cities across France before the final at the Stade

00:54 de France in Paris.

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