Neo-Nazi arrested in France for planning several attacks during the Paris 2024 Olympics

The Police French police arrested a man on Wednesday young neo-nazi in the eastern Alsace region of the country for planning attacks during the Paris Olympic Games, which begin on July 26.

The arrested man, an 18-year-old man, allegedly poured threats against the Olympic appointment in a Telegram group that he himself administered called Aryan division French, according to the French newspaper The Parisian.

Among the planned attacks would be to attack Olympic torch bearers, such as the ‘drag queen’ Minimal Gesturewho was already the victim of homophobic comments after being nominated to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“Bravo to the agents of the Ministry of the Interior who have arrested a member of the far right suspected of wanting to commit a violent act during the Olympic Games. “We will continue our constant fight for the security of the French people,” Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said in X.

The members of French Aryan Division, linked to the far-right group FRDETER, They would also have exchanged racist comments and promoted violent actions through this chat.

Telegram has taken action against this channel on several occasions for violating the platform’s rules, the most recent being last week when several of its members offered to teach how to “making explosive devices such as homemade bombs”“.

Also, during the recent French legislative elections, several of its members called for “take action” if the New Popular Front, the coalition of French left-wing parties won the elections on July 7.

The Paris Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation last year against French Aryan Division for advocacy of terrorism, death threats or other crimes.