Several terror attacks which were planned to take place before and during the Euro 2016 football tournament in France have been thwarted, according to a Ukrainian security chief.
The head of Ukraine's state security services said a Frenchman was detained in the country after making contact with illegal armed groups to buy guns and explosives.
Vasily Gritsak said the unnamed man was arrested in late May on the border with Poland, carrying 125kg of TNT.
It is claimed the suspected far-right extremist intended to target Muslim and Jewish places of worship in France, plus administrative buildings and infrastructure such as bridges and railways in "a series of 15 acts of terror".
The suspect had been tailed since December, Mr Gritsak said, and was seen buying five machine guns, two rocket-propelled grenades, and other weapons.
He also had 100 detonators and 20 balaclavas.
At a news conference Mr Gritsak said: "The Frenchman spoke negatively about his government's actions, mass immigration, the spread of Islam and globalisation, and also talked about plans to carry out several terrorist attacks."
Sky's Foreign Affairs Editor Sam Kiley said: "This was a white, right-winger complaining, according to the Ukrainian authorities, about what he considers is his country's lax immigration."
Mr Gritsak said Ukraine's intelligence agency initially planned to keep quiet about the investigation, but went public with the arrest after reports in international media.
Last week the US State Department issued a "potential terrorist attacks" warning for Americans planning to travel to Europe.
The travel alert, which expires on 31 August, made no mention of specific threats to Euro 2016 matches or other events, but warned US citizens to "exercise vigilance" and "avoid crowded places".
France's national stadium, the Stade de France, was one of the sites targeted during the 13 November Paris attacks that left 130 people dead.
Suicide bombers detonated explosive belts near gates at the stadium as France played Germany in a friendly match.
In recent months, French special forces have been preparing to deal with simulated attacks during the tournament by carrying out several practice runs with emergency teams.
British police officers will be stationed at Eurostar terminals and on some cross-channel trains during the tournament, to prevent trouble and to stop known troublemakers from travelling to the tournament.
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