{"id":2257893,"date":"2024-06-02T12:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T16:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apparent-olympics-terror-plot-foiled-with-only-weeks-to-go-before-games\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T12:26:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T16:26:48","slug":"apparent-olympics-terror-plot-foiled-with-only-weeks-to-go-before-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apparent-olympics-terror-plot-foiled-with-only-weeks-to-go-before-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics Terror Plot Thwarted Close to Games Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fapparent-olympics-terror-plot-foiled-with-only-weeks-to-go-before-games%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2257893&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The commentary by C. Douglas Golden on June 2, 2024, \u200ddiscusses \u2064the threat of terrorism casting \u200ca shadow over the upcoming Olympic \u200dGames in Paris. French officials successfully foiled a terror plot targeting spectators at the soccer tournament, highlighting the\u2063 ongoing security challenges leading up to the \u200cevent amidst global political tensions and increased\u200b support of proxy \u2062groups \u2062in \u200bEurope. The commentary by C. Douglas Golden \u2062on June \u20622, 2024,\u2064 sheds light on the \u2064looming threat of terrorism \u200dover\u2062 the Paris Olympic Games. French authorities effectively thwarted a terror scheme\u200d aimed at soccer fans, underscoring the persistent security hurdles before the event in the backdrop of escalating \u2064global \u200dtensions and heightened backing for proxy groups across Europe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 2, 2024 at 8:58am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Terrorism has already marred two Olympic games. Will it affect a third?<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, even with perspicacious law enforcement, that\u2019s looking increasingly likely. At the very least, officials in France say that they\u2019ve headed off one terror plot before it got to the critical stage: on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/paris-olympics-st-etienne-foiled-plot-b802119bfa66922c774573acdac37247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported, an 18-year-old was charged with planning to target spectators at the soccer tournament at this year\u2019s Summer Olympics in Paris, which open on July 26.<\/p>\n<p>The man, unnamed by authorities, was supposedly looking to carry out a \u201cviolent action\u201d on behalf of the Islamic State group at Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, the home of several matches during the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The man, police said, was motivated by the wish \u201cto die and become a martyr.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what tipped security off to the man, but Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said in a statement that the suspect, who is from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-reports-2-killed-dozens-detained-in-gay-purge-in-chechnya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chechnya<\/a>, was detained on May 22 on suspicion of plotting the terror attack.<\/p>\n<p>The committee organizing the games said it was aware of the man\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity is the highest priority of Paris 2024. We are working daily in close coordination with the Interior Ministry and all stakeholders \u2014 and will continue to be fully mobilized,\u201d the organizing committee said in a statement, which praised France\u2019s intelligence and security services for their response.<\/p>\n<p>The coach of Canada\u2019s women\u2019s soccer team, which is scheduled to play at the stadium where the attacks were supposedly planned, said she trusted the organizers to keep her safe<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a concern to hear, but I think a little bit like in Tokyo, the Olympic Committee, I would imagine that they\u2019re going to step in and I think our faith and trust will be in making it a secure and safe environment for our players,\u201d coach Bev Priestman said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will terrorism increase in Europe?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, there are numerous worries before the games, particularly given the high profile of the event at a time of heightened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administration-quietly-trying-persuade-european-nuclear-officials-let-iran-off-hook-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">global political tension<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity concerns are notably high for the the exceptional opening ceremony, which brings more than 100 world leaders to the French capital,\u201d the AP noted. \u201cIt involves boats carrying athletes along the Seine River on a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) open-air parade and huge crowds watching from the embankments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn April, French President Emmanuel Macron said the July 26 opening ceremony could be moved instead to the country\u2019s national stadium if the security threat is deemed too high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two prior Olympic games have been affected by terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In 1972, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-show-must-go-despite-setbacks-tokyo-olympics-will-continue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer Games in Munich<\/a>, Germany were overshadowed by the death of 11 Israeli athletes at the hands of Palestinian militant group Black September. In 1996, a white supremacist involved in the Christian identity movement planted a bomb at the Centennial Olympic Park during the Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia, killing one.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps more worrying, however, is that Iran \u2014 arguably the world\u2019s most dangerous state terrorist actor at the moment \u2014 is reportedly increasing support of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iran-backed-group-biden-took-off-terrorist-list-storms-us-embassy-compound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proxy groups<\/a> throughout Europe in the run-up to the games.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-804371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a>, Israel\u2019s Mossad released a report on Thursday which \u201chighlighted in particular the activities of two criminal groups \u2014 FOXTROT and RUMBA\u201d in the lead-in to the games.<\/p>\n<p>These two groups, which receive funds from Iran, are \u201cdirectly responsible for a violent activity and the promotion of terrorism in Sweden and throughout Europe,\u201d Mossad said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/seven-suspected-mossad-agents-arrested-turkish-counterintelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mossad\u2019s<\/a> report also alleged that Tehran was behind the actors responsible for violence outside of two Israeli embassies in Europe, one in Belgium and one in Sweden, in the past month alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFOXTROT, known for its murders and large-scale drug trafficking, is the largest criminal organization in Sweden and operates in other European countries,\u201d the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt alleged that FOXTROT head Rua Majid, a Swedish citizen of Kurdish origin nicknamed the \u201cKurdish Fox,\u201d had been arrested in Iran for criminal activity and then recruited for terror activity and released to carry out terror for Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFOXTROT\u2019s rival gang RUMBA, headed by Ismail Abdo, was behind the May 17 gunshots near Israel\u2019s embassy in Sweden, the Mossad said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mossad\u2019s report also alleged that Tehran was looking to expand its proxy groups via the heightened anti-Semitism since Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent response of the Israeli government.<\/p>\n<p>While the Islamic State group is hardly an ally of Iran\u2019s, it\u2019s worth noting, they also have fewer resources than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/two-dozen-us-troops-injured-iran-backed-strikes-pentagon-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian government<\/a> does and a diminished reach compared to the terror group\u2019s mid-\u201910s peak. Given the environment and the openness of Europe, then, it\u2019s not a question of if but when and where the attacks are planned and whether authorities are quick enough to step in to stop them.<\/p>\n<p>That fact \u2014 combined with the willingness of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mathematician-bobby-piton-finds-more-than-500000-unique-last-names-in-pennsylvania-sophisticated-state-actor-was-able-to-optimize-desired-outcome\/\" title=\"Mathematician Bobby Piton Finds More Than 500,000 Unique Last Names in Pennsylvania: \u2018Sophisticated State Actor Was Able to Optimize Desired Outcome\u2019\">state actor<\/a> to get stuck in with these terror cells \u2014 is something that should give every athlete, spectator, and world leader pause.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-leaves-for-delaware-as-russians-prepare-to-take-kyiv\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Leaves for Delaware as Russians Prepare to Take Kyiv\">enjoys spending time<\/a> with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties). <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Morristown, New Jersey <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Catholic University of America <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Spanish <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  American Politics, World Politics, Culture <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by C. Douglas Golden on June 2, 2024, at 8:58 am, the shadow of terrorism looms over the upcoming Olympic Games. 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