Ten years in prison for the proposed attack at the Rennes stadium

The attorney general had asked for 12 years in prison.

Judged since Tuesday before the Paris Assize Court, a 21-year-old man was sentenced Friday evening to ten years of criminal imprisonment for having planned an attack at Roazhon Park, the den of Stade Rennais.

Aged 17 at the time of the facts, this Breton born in Morlaix, was arrested on January 16, 2018 at his mother's home in Rennes.

Spotted by the intelligence services because of his sustained activity on social networks and his exchanges with individuals belonging to the jihadist movement, the accused had also expressed his inclinations to leave for Syria, promising to commit violent action if he did not manage to reach the country.

Another young man condemned

During the searches, investigators had found a hand-drawn map, with the location of the Roazhon Park stadium as well as a bar and a supermarket located nearby.

A list of weapons, a macabre scenario as well as the number of potential victims had also been noted on a piece of paper.

The Assize Court found him guilty of criminal association of a terrorist nature.

Another man, also 21 years old but from Normandy, was also sentenced to six years in prison by the Paris Assize Court for minors, because of the preparations for a terrorist attack.

The two accused knew each other.

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