Man arrested over suspected Paris Olympics attack plot; Car hits Paris cafe terrace, leaving one dead

French security services on Wednesday arrested a right-wing sympathiser in eastern France on suspicion of plotting attacks to take place during the Paris Olympics, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

“Bravo to the agents of the Ministry of the Interior who arrested an individual member of the ultra-right, suspected of wanting to commit a violent action during the Olympic Games. We will continue our constant fight for the security of the French people,” Darmanin said on X.

The young man from the Alsace region, who was the administrator of a Telegram group called “French Aryan division” where he made threats against the Olympics, was being questioned by anti-terror police, French daily Le Parisien said earlier.

Meanwhile,a car drove into the terrace of a cafe in the 20th arrondissement in northern Paris on Wednesday evening, leaving one dead and six injured, including three in a critical state, police said.

Police said the driver of the vehicle fled the scene.

There was one passenger in the car, who tested positive for alcohol and drugs, a police source said. The passenger was not among the casualties.

France is on high security alert ahead of the Paris Olympics that start on July 26.

Via Reuters