Olympics terror plot FOILED weeks before games as teen who plotted ‘Islamist suicide attack on football stadium’ snared

A TEEN has been arrested for allegedly planning Islamist terrorist attacks on football matches at the upcoming Paris Olympics.

The Chechen immigrant to France is said to have wanted to disrupt games planned in Saint-Étienne, a city in the east of the country.

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A police officer holds an HK G36 assault rifle as he stands guard near the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France[/caption]

An investigating source said: “His first attack has been foiled.

“He is currently in custody, and being linked to Islamist groups.”

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