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A suspected far-right extremist has been charged with plotting to kill French President Emmanuel Macron at the Bastille Day parade later this month.
The 23-year-old was arrested in a Paris suburb last Wednesday after police
were alerted by users of a videogame chat room where he allegedly said he wanted to buy a gun.
He also said he wanted to attack minorities, a judicial source told AFP.
Mr Macron has been giving a state-of-the-nation-style address in Versailles.
He has been outlining his priorities in the speech, taking place during a special session of both houses of parliament at the Palace of Versailles.
However the French president is facing criticism over the address, with far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélénchon accusing him of behaving like a “pharoah”.
Investigators found three kitchen knives in the plot suspect’s vehicle and analysis of his computer revealed he had conducted internet searches on possible targets.
A suspected far-right extremist has been charged with plotting to kill French President Emmanuel Macron at the Bastille Day parade later this month.
The 23-year-old was arrested in a Paris suburb last Wednesday after police
were alerted by users of a videogame chat room where he allegedly said he wanted to buy a gun.
He also said he wanted to attack minorities, a judicial source told AFP.
Mr Macron has been giving a state-of-the-nation-style address in Versailles.
He has been outlining his priorities in the speech, taking place during a special session of both houses of parliament at the Palace of Versailles.
However the French president is facing criticism over the address, with far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélénchon accusing him of behaving like a “pharoah”.
Investigators found three kitchen knives in the plot suspect’s vehicle and analysis of his computer revealed he had conducted internet searches on possible targets.
