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French authorities say they foiled plot to attack Olympic football fans

Police officers patrol the Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on 17 October 2023. © AP - Michel Euler

French prosecutors have filed preliminary terrorism charges against an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending football matches at the Paris Olympics. The interior minister said it was the first threat foiled against the Games, which start in eight weeks' time.

Arrested last week, the suspect is accused of planning a "violent action" based on jihadist ideology, the national counterterrorism prosecutor's office said in a statement on Friday.

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