French anti-terror police have detained an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay.
Soldiers patrol on a footbridge over the Seine river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in Paris. France's armed forces held a demonstration of the security measures planned on the River Seine, both in and out of the water, to make it safe for athletes and spectators during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Organizers have planned a parade of about 10,000 athletes through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine along a 6-kilometer route at sunset on July 26.
Darmanin, however, said: “There was a willingness to intervene during a stage, evidently, of the torch relay." Darmanin, who is staying on in a caretaker role at the interior ministry until a new government is formed in the wake of legislative elections earlier this month, said the suspect has previously been flagged by police “for ultra-right ideas, which can be termed neo-Nazi."
The prosecutor's office said that as well as alleged death threats and posts inciting hate, the suspect is also being investigated on suspicion of having shared personal information that put people at risk and of sharing bomb-making instructions.
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