Ukrainian authorities claim to have prevented 15 planned attacks that would have targeted the Euro 2016 football tournament in France.
Vasily Gritsak, head of Ukraine’s state security service (SBU), said a French citizen detained last month at the border between Ukraine and Poland had been planning a string of attacks aimed at the championship.
The Frenchman was arrested after allegedly making contact with illegal armed groups to buy guns and explosives, Sky News reported.
“The Frenchman spoke negatively about his government’s actions, mass immigration, the spread of Islam and globalization, and also talked about plans to carry out several terrorist attacks,” …read more
Source: Newsweek
