Police swarmed an area in Paris after cops found a “suspicious object” at the Porte de Paris train station in Saint-Denis. The area is now on lockdown.
The station is located near the Stade de France stadium, one of the locations hosting the Olympic Games. The station was mainly empty when the threat was discovered as the last Olympic session had ended at 1pm local time – but the Games are scheduled to resume there at around 5.40pm local time. It’s unclear if the stadium will be reopened by then.
While French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that no “tangible” terror threats had been detected during the first week of the games, Paris has been on edge over the potential of a terrorist attack during the Olympics.
However, 180 people have been taken into police custody since July 26 and Darmanin said they included some individuals who “could have” carried out an attack – included last Friday, the day of the Opening Ceremony.
He added: “There wasn’t and as of now we aren’t aware of any tangible threat from (terror) organisations … There is no organised attack being planned that we are aware of.”
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