Euro 2016: French intelligence chief warns of Islamic State attacks
Security fears over Euro 2016 have been raised after the country's spy chief warned that Islamic State terrorists are planning a series of bomb attacks on large crowds.
The Euro 2016 football tournament kicks-off in France next month amid fears of a possible terror attack first triggered when an international friendly was targeted by suicide bombers during the November Paris attacks which left 130 people dead.
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"Clearly, France is the most threatened and we know that Daesh (Islamic State) is planning new attacks," the head of France's DGSI intelligence agency Patrick Calvar is reported to have told the parliament's defence committee.
He described a possible terror event as "a new form of attack…characterised by placing explosive devices in places where there are large crowds and repeating this type of action to create a climate of maximum panic."
The comments were published in a transcript of a May defence committee meeting leaked to Reuters.
Calvar was also said to have told parliament that Isis had enough fighters to launch attacks in France which is expected to receive over 2.5m visitors are expected to arrive to watch the month-long tournament.
The country has declared a state of emergency to cover the tournament.