{"id":25900,"date":"2016-06-07T02:36:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T02:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/ukraine-detains-frenchman-over-euro-2016-attack\/"},"modified":"2016-06-07T02:36:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T02:36:36","slug":"ukraine-detains-frenchman-over-euro-2016-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/ukraine-detains-frenchman-over-euro-2016-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine detains Frenchman over &#8216;Euro 2016 attack plot&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Authorities say the unnamed man was planning to carry out 15 attacks during the European football tournament in France.}<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has detained a Frenchman suspected of planning a series of attacks across France during the forthcoming European 2016 football championship, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said.<\/p>\n<p>The man came to Ukraine under the guise of volunteering to fight in the conflict in the country&#8217;s east and managed to obtain 125kg of TNT, five assault rifles, two anti-tank grenade launchers and ammunition, the SBU said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The man planned to blow up bridges and highway infrastructure in various parts of France, as well as a tax collection office, a mosque, a synagogue and public areas to be used for the football championship, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The security services said the unidentified man wanted to carry out 15 attacks in total. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Frenchman expressed opposition towards his government allowing mass immigration into France, as well as the spread of Islam,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Attacks are a major concern for French authorities as they prepare to host the month-long tournament at stadiums in the Paris area and eight other cities from Friday through July 10.<\/p>\n<p>Armed groups have threatened France during the tournament, but authorities have not confirmed specific dangers.<\/p>\n<p>France is deploying 90,000 security forces for the tournament, and French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday night that the threat of attacks will not stop it from being successful.<\/p>\n<p>Three suicide bombers tried to enter the Stade de France, the country&#8217;s national stadium, in November last year during the Paris attacks. The country has since been under a state of emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian authorities released photos of a fair-haired man, with his face blurred, holding various weapons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-12655 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/d70c3df459824ab9862be3905c8d68fd_18.jpg\" alt=\"The man managed to obtain 125kg of TNT, five assault rifles, two anti-tank grenade launchers and ammunition\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Authorities say the unnamed man was planning to carry out 15 attacks during the European football tournament in France.} Ukraine has detained a Frenchman suspected of planning a series of attacks across France during the forthcoming European 2016 football championship, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said. 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