France: deliberate assault on Olympic torch, stopped

(ANSA) – PARIS, MAY 23 – A person who “had deliberate a violent motion” in the course of the passing of the Olympic torch in Bordeaux, within the south-west of France, was stopped this morning after he had unfold an “alarming message” on social networks. That is what was introduced by the prosecutor’s workplace and confirmed by the Minister of the Inside, Gérald Darmanin, on . He was stopped in Eysines, within the Bordeaux area of Gironde, and positioned in provisional detention. He’s below investigation for “legal condoning and legal conspiracy”. When questioned, the person admitted to having deliberate an motion, with out a particular location, following an alleged assault that he had suffered. Nonetheless, he didn’t consult with the Olympic torch, stated the general public prosecutor, Frédérique Porterie. The torch is predicted in Bordeaux on the finish of the day. The investigation started on Might 17 after a report from the surveillance platform Pharos, which had “recognized an alarming message that might correspond to an apology for against the law in relation to the bloodbath that occurred on Might 23, 2014 in California”, the prosecutor specified . In a search after the person’s arrest, police seized a gun with rubber bullets, a number of cellphones and a pc. (HANDLE).