Canadian women's soccer coach Bev Priestman says foiled plan to attack Olympic matches 'a concern'
Canadian women's national team coach Bev Priestman says news of a foiled plan to attack soccer matches at the Paris Olympics is "a concern."
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Attack averted on French Olympic soccer match in St Etienne, authorities say
PARIS :An 18-year-old Chechen man was arrested in the French town of Saint-Etienne this month, suspected of planning an attack in the name of Islamic State at the city's soccer stadium during this summer's Olympics, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday.
France filed preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans
French authorities on Friday raised preliminary terrorism charges against an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending soccer games at the upcoming Paris Olympics. The interior minister said it was the first such thwarted plot targeting the Games, which start in eight weeks as France is on its highest threat alert level.
France says it foiled attack targeting Olympic Games at St Etienne
PARIS :French security forces arrested earlier this month in Saint-Etienne an 18-year old Chechen suspected of planning an attack at the city's soccer stadium during this summer's Olympic Games, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
Drunk passenger on board Turkey flight to Manchester Airport threatened to 'chin' EasyJet cabin crew
A drunken passenger on board a packed flight to Manchester Airport from Turkey threatened to 'chin' a member of the plane's cabin crew who took a drink from him.
GMP chief moves to reassure public over 'distressing details' as court hears of alleged plot to carry out Islamic State-inspired attack on Jewish community
A chief at Greater Manchester Police has reacted to 'distressing details' heard in court after three men were charged following a terrorism investigation.
BCCI Breaks Silence After Trinidad PM Reveals Terror Threat To T20 World Cup, Report Says It's From ISIS
The T20 World Cup in the Americas has received a terror threat, Trinidad's Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has revealed even as the ICC asserted that a "comprehensive and robust security plan" is in place to "mitigate any risks" to the showpiece beginning June 1. The tournament -- featuring 20 teams, including India -- is scattered across nine venues, six of them in the West Indies.
T20 World Cup 2024 Receives 'Terror Threat' From North Pakistan: Report
With just about a month to go before the T20 World Cup 2024 begins in the United States of America and the West Indies, a concerning piece of news has emerged from the Caribbean islands, with a report suggesting that a 'terror threat' has been received by Cricket West Indies over the upcoming showpiece event. The security threat over the global cricketing event is said to have come from the North of Pakistan, prompting the cricketing body to jump into action and take stricter security measures.