A 23-year-old who describes himself as a "far right nationalist" has been charged in France for an alleged plot to kill President Emmanuel Macron during this month's July 14th Bastille Day parade in Paris, The Local reports.
The 23-year-old man from the suburb of Argenteuil near Paris was charged with terror offences, according to French media RMC, for an alleged plot to assassinate the new president during the annual July 14th parade on the Champs-Elysées.
The reports were later confirmed by police sources to other media.
According to reports the man, who describes himself as a "nationalist" and follows the ideology of the far right, came to the attention of intelligence services after he was flagged up for a conversation he had online.