French authorities on Wednesday said officials have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics two days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in Paris.
France has been on high alert over the past few weeks as preparations to host the Olympics hit the final stretch.
The Games officially kick off with a lavish and high-security opening ceremony on the River Seine on Friday.
Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they had arrested a 40-year-old Russian-born man on Tuesday at his Paris apartment on suspicion of planning to destabilise the Olympic Games.
The Games' organizers are facing major security challenges, including cyber attack concerns, amid high international tensions due to Russia's war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
Police also arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday on accusations that he was planning to target the organisation of the Games.
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