Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Thursday that a "60th attack" was foiled since 2013, before the killing at the police headquarters in Paris on October 3, and that it was a project of hijacking.
There has been "no attack foiled since October 3", he said, in response to a question, on the program "You have the word" on France 2. On the other hand, added the minister, "just before" that date a 60th attack was foiled "since 2013 by the intelligence services.It was, he said," an individual who wanted to take inspiration from 9/11 "2001 in the United States.
A man under investigation
When asked if he wanted to hijack a plane, he said, "It was his project, he was getting organized like that". This individual was arrested by the police, he said, without further details.
According to a judicial source, a man was indicted on September 26 for "terrorist criminal conspiracy" and imprisoned. A source close to the case has confirmed that it was criticized in particular for having considered hijacking a plane.