The head of Ukraine’s state security service says it has prevented 15 “terrorist attacks” planned for the eve and during the Euro 2016 football championship in France.<br />A French citizen detained in late May on the Ukrainian-Polish border had been planning a string of attacks in France to coincide with the championship which France is hosting.<br />The unnamed man had made contact with illegal armed groups in Ukraine with the aim of buying weapons and explosives.<br />His intended targets included Jewish and Muslim places of worship and buildings involved with the soccer tournament.<br />French government administration buildings, including those dealing with tax collection, were also a target.
