A 40-year-old Russia-born man was charged with "conducting intelligence work on behest of a foreign power" with an aim to "provoke hostilities in France".
A 40-year-old Russia-born man was arrested on Tuesday at his Paris apartment, a statement from theHe was charged with "conducting intelligence work on behest of a foreign power" with an aim to "provoke hostilities in France," crimes punishable with 30-year sentence in France, the statement said.
France has been on high alert over the past few weeks as preparations to host the Games, which kick off with a lavish and high-security opening ceremony on the River Seine on Friday, hit the final stretch. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said in an interview on Wednesday with French broadcaster BFMTV that a young man was arrested in Gironde, a region in the south-west of France, on suspicion of "planning a violent action against the Olympic Games".Paris has deployed 35,000 police officers each day for the Olympics.
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