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Emails Threatening Israeli Athletes Sent To Olympics Delegation, Investigation Underway

France has opened an investigation into death threats against three Israeli athletes after threatening emails were sent to the Olympic delegation, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin reported the incident and the investigation will be led by the national anti-online hate body, the office added. According to a source close to the case, no link with Iran or another foreign country has yet been established. There is also no link between this incident and the illegal leak of Israeli athletes' private data on social media on Friday.

Israel national anthem jeered, players booed during opening Paris Olympics soccer match

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Israel’s national anthem booed ahead of first Paris Olympics football match

Israel’s participation in the Paris Olympics got under way amid a ring of steel and a chorus of boos at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night.

Arrest Of Russian 'Chef' Underscores French Olympics Fears

The arrest of a Russian man in Paris, reportedly a former reality-TV chef, over a suspected "destabilisation" plot targeting the Paris Olympics underscores French concerns that Moscow is looking to undermine the event from afar. The man, born in 1984, was detained at his home in Paris this week and is suspected of "passing intelligence to a foreign power in order to arouse hostilities in France," a statement from prosecutors said on Tuesday. Le Monde newspaper said police had found documents "of diplomatic interest" at his apartment and he was suspected of working for the Russian FSB intelligence service after appearances in reality TV shows and a stint as a chef in a French ski resort.

1,000 French Police To Secure Israel-Mali Olympics Football Game

Around 1,000 French police officers will be on duty on Wednesday to protect Israel's football match against Mali at the Paris Olympics where protests are also expected, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. The game involving the Israeli team at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, as well as the Ukraine-Iraq match in the southeastern city of Lyon, have been identified by French security forces as high risk. "All the competitions have a security plan, but it's true that these two matches, and particularly the match at the Parc des Princes, will have security, an anti-terror perimeter," Darmanin told BFM television and RMC radio.

Israel's opening soccer match provides first test for Paris 2024 security

PARIS : France will deploy hundreds of police officers to secure Israel's opening Olympic soccer match against Mali on Wednesday, a first security test ahead of the Games' official opening ceremony.

Russia accuses France of paranoia over refusal to accredit some Russian journalists for Olympics

MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday (Jul 24) that France's refusal to accredit some Russian journalists to cover the Paris Olympics on security grounds was a sign of paranoia.

Russian Arrested Over 'Destabilisation' Plot For Paris Olympics: Prosecutors

French police on Tuesday arrested a Russian man suspected of plotting acts of "destabilisation" during the Paris Olympics, prosecutors said. The man, born in 1984, was held in custody and placed under judicial investigation on suspicion of "organising events likely to lead to destabilisation during the Olympic Games", a source in the state prosecution service, who asked not to be named, told AFP. The source said an investigation was opened into "passing intelligence to a foreign power in order to arouse hostilities in France", adding that the crime was punishable by up to 30 years in jail.

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Emails Threatening Israeli Athletes Sent To Olympics Delegation, Investigation Underway

Israel national anthem jeered, players booed during opening Paris Olympics soccer match

Israel’s national anthem booed ahead of first Paris Olympics football match

Arrest Of Russian 'Chef' Underscores French Olympics Fears

1,000 French Police To Secure Israel-Mali Olympics Football Game

Israel's opening soccer match provides first test for Paris 2024 security

Russia accuses France of paranoia over refusal to accredit some Russian journalists for Olympics

Russian Arrested Over 'Destabilisation' Plot For Paris Olympics: Prosecutors