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Is that different from ending a white state in South Africa? If so, how?
— Nathan J Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) June 1, 2024
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PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) - 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.
An anti-terrorism prosecutor said the suspect had been put under formal investigation on May 26.
The suspect, whom authorities did not name, is also accused of associating with terrorists, and is in detention.
With less than two months to go before the Paris Summer Olympics, France is on its highest level of security alert, but Darmanin said the foiled attack was the first one known to have targeted the sporting event.
In a statement, he said the suspect appeared to have been planning to attack the Geoffroy Guichard stadium during the Olympic soccer tournament and was inspired by Islamist ideology.
"He wanted to attack spectators, but also security forces, and die as a martyr," Darmanin added.
He later told reporters that the man had planned to target fans outside the stadium because security would be too tight inside.
"Thanks to his IT equipment and the searches we conducted, we were able to establish that this person wanted to act," Darmanin said, adding that the suspect was not previously known to security services.
His under-aged brother was arrested at the same time but later released.
In 2020, Samuel Paty , a 47-year-old history and geography teacher, was stabbed and then beheaded near his secondary school in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
Paty's attacker was an 18-year-old Chechen refugee, who was subsequently shot dead by police at the scene.
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.@Alyssafarah: This is a big story. A former producer from The Apprentice, who has been under an NDA and unable to speak until now, just revealed Trump used the N-word to describe a Black finalist on the show. And he says it’s on tape pic.twitter.com/airRXqoDGk
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) May 30, 2024
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I'd abolish DEI and train nonsense, have a state wide jobs program, improve union membership, defend free speech, diversify the economy.
I'd prefer a state with mountains and a beach.
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O'Reilly - who was in his 30s and from Athlone, County Westmeath - held convictions for burglaries and serious offences, and was regarded as a violent and dangerous criminal, according to BelfastLive.
But he was also described as having a 'heart of gold' by mourners - hence the extravagant colour of the coffin, which was carried by six men and a woman to Tina Turner's 'Simply the Best'.
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