The Egyptian who planned to carry out a terrorist attack on the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in the center of Paris will appear in the French court. writes about this daily mail.
Police detained a 62-year-old Egyptian who, according to the ministry, has ties to ISIS (an organization banned in Russia). The arrest took place on March 5, three days later the suspect was charged, but this has only now become known. The defendant was arrested and sent to prison upon a report that he intended to attack an unidentified church.
It is now clear that the target of the attack was the main landmark of Paris, which is still under restoration after a major fire in April 2019. This Holy Week, dozens of believers gathered in front of Notre-Dame de Paris for the traditional Easter procession. The cathedral is expected to reopen its doors and resume services only on December 8.
Last week, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said that France had increased its security level to the highest level after the terrorist attack at a concert hall near Moscow. He noted that two alleged Islamic extremist plots had already been uncovered this year. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin also said in an interview with France 2 that French intelligence had never prevented so many terrorist attacks planned by the Islamic State.
“We prevent many terrorist attacks, every two months,” the minister said.
It was previously reported that the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games will be held. May be canceled due to terrorist attack In Crocus. It is believed that the threat to the opening ceremony could come from lone terrorists who plan to use trucks to drive into crowds of spectators or attack them with firearms.
It was previously known that a Telegram participant was chatting with terrorists from Crocus. Will be deported from Russia.