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officials from the french national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said on the 11th that the french government had thwarted three terrorist attack plots targeting the paris olympic and paralympic games, including the french capital paris and other cities hosting olympic events.

national anti-terrorist prosecutor olivier christen told france info radio that the plot included attacks on "israeli institutions or israeli representatives in paris" during the paris olympics from july 26 to august 11, but "the israeli olympic delegation was not specifically targeted." he did not provide further details.

christen said a total of five people, including a minor, were arrested for their alleged involvement in the three attacks. the suspects have been placed in pretrial detention and may be charged with multiple terrorism-related charges.

during the preparations for the paris olympics, france raised its anti-terrorism security alert level to the highest level. french interior minister gerald darmanin has repeatedly warned that france may face security threats from extremist organizations and other parties. since the beginning of this year, police and other security personnel have conducted 936 house searches, compared with 153 last year.

the police reported on april 24 that a 16-year-old boy was arrested in the eastern city of marigny on suspicion of planning a suicide attack in the la defense business district of paris during the olympics. on may 22, an 18-year-old man from the chechen republic of russia was arrested in saint-etienne in southern france on suspicion of planning an attack on the football stadium during the olympics.