Back المؤامرة الإرهابية لكأس العالم 1998 Arabic Complot terroriste de la Coupe du monde de football 1998 French
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From March to May 1998, a terror plot against the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was uncovered by European law enforcement agencies.[1][2] More than 100 people were arrested in seven countries as a result of the plot, although only some of them were tried or convicted.[3] Organised by the Algerian Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and backed by Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the plot is thought to have targeted the England–Tunisia match on 15 June 1998, and involved infiltrating the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille in order to attack players and spectators during the game, attack the hotel in Paris hosting the United States national team, and finally hijacking an aircraft and crashing it into the Civaux Nuclear Power Plant near Poitiers.[3]
- ^ "European Police Raids Target World Cup Terrorist Threat". The Los Angeles Times. 27 May 1998.
- ^ "Europe Overview". Patterns of Global Terrorism: 1998. Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, United States Department of State. April 1999.
- ^ a b Kuper, Simon (18 November 2015). "Is football facing a new age of stadium terrorism after Paris attacks?". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.