The worst has been avoided… for now. According to information from Figarothe 16-year-old teenager who was arrested in Marignier (Haute-Savoie) on April 23 and who admitted during his indictment his desire to commit an attack during the next Olympic Games “with a gun or with an explosive belt” has was released under judicial supervision.
He was indicted on Friday April 26 for “participation in a terrorist criminal association with a view to preparing one or more crimes of personal injury”always according to Le Figaro.
Spotted following a message on Telgram
The daily also indicates that the minor was spotted following a report to the local prosecutor’s office. In question, a message on the encrypted application Telegram: the young man had claimed to be looking for materials to make an explosive belt and wanted “to die as a martyr in the name of the Islamic Caliphate”.