FALCON POWERS – The French police, on Saturday, arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with an online threat made against Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
The French newspaper “Le Parisien” reported that the anti-terrorism unit of the judicial police in the Val-de-Marne department arrested the teenager in Grenoble.
The arrest came after the teenager posted a message on his “X” (Twitter) account, calling for an attack on the Israeli president.
The suspect admitted to threatening Herzog, who was in the French capital Paris to attend the opening of the Olympic Games on Friday. A source close to the investigation said: “It is a delusion to think that if we hide behind a pseudonym, we cannot be found.”
Israeli athletes participating in the Paris Olympics are under 24-hour police protection by the French authorities.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said, “We made this decision because the Israeli athletes are specifically targeted for attacks.”
