KIEV (Reuters) – The head of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said Monday that the French arrested in late May in the Ukrainian-Polish border was planning to commit a series of ‘attacks in France during the Euro 2016 football, to be held from 10 June to 10 July.
the french Interior Ministry shows in contrast prudent about potential projects fed by the French 25 years old, unknown information and police, said a source close to the file.
a search conducted in the last few days at his home in Nant-le- Petit (Meuse) failed to find evidence confirming this hypothesis.
the head of the SBU Vasily Gritsak said for his part that the suspect wanted to obtain weapons and explosives in Ukraine he had contacted for this purpose with legal armed groups in the country, he said.
According to the Ukrainian security services, he intended to go after places of worship Jews and Muslims as well as public buildings in France.
“the French government has criticized the immigration policy, lashed to the spread of Islam and globalization, and also talked about plans to commit more terrorist attacks, “said Vassili Gritsak during a press briefing.
” the SBU has prevented a series of 15 actions terrorists before and during the Euro, “said he said.
a large amount of TNT, multiple rocket launchers and Kalashnikov assault rifles were notably found in his vehicle at his arrest by Ukrainian border guards.
(Pavel Polityuk with Service France, Eric Faye and Simon Carraud for the French service)
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