France

France wants to end a state of emergency

After the terrorist attacks of November the government imposed the measure should not be extended. Concern is the safety of the French Olympic team, preparing meanwhile.

President François Hollande said in a television interview that they could not get the state of emergency indefinitely. The French government had him in the attacks to the Islamist terror from the 13. November 2015 will be imposed, and since then several times renewed. Because of the European football championship and the Tour de France, the measure was last updated by 26. July limited.

Both events were considered to be particularly at risk and were backed up by Thousands of police and soldiers. During the European football Championships drew to a close without incident, to take the Tour. The last stage of the legendary Cycling race ends on 24. July in Paris.

The Brazilian is said to have planned attack

In addition, care-ready information about the fact that the French Olympic Team could be endangered by terrorists. This possibility, according to a report to be presented to the chief of military intelligence, Christoph Gomart, of the parliamentary investigation Commission on the terrorist attacks in Paris in may, and was now, apparently accidentally, to the Public.

In the case of the attacks of 13. November in Paris and Saint-Denis were killed 130 people

Accordingly, Gomart has been informed “by our Partner” about an attack on the French Olympic team, is said to have been planned by a Brazilian citizen. Further Details of the report are not provided.

Authorities in Brazil don’t know anything

Brazil’s security authorities declared at the request of the French news Agency AFP to have no knowledge of such operations. “We are not the source of this information and have received from the French authorities, no such information,” said a spokesman for the Brazilian intelligence service.

Brazil’s Minister of justice, Alexandre Moraes had declared at the beginning of July, a jihadist attack in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympic games is a “possibility”, but “no chance”. For the protection of the big event from the 5. to 21. August should be used of 47,000 police officers and 38,000 soldiers.

uh/mak (afp, sid)