The man was arrested by police for plotting a major attack on the Contest back in 2020, but were stopped after the Google document that was used to plan the attack was leaked
A neo-Nazi was found to have plotted a major terrorist attack on the Eurovision Song Contest.
Trials have been underway in Luxembourg after the neo-Nazi, whose name has not been released, was found to be planning a major terrorist attack on the Contest back in 2020. In the manifesto, he – together with a Dutch accomplice – meticulously planned the attack, looking to block emergency exits to cause as much death as possible.
The man appeared at Luxembourg City Court on Tuesday (July 8), with prosecutors showing concrete evidence the 23-year-old had been working to create a huge terrorist event at the 2020 edition in Rotterdam. In the Google document unearthed by detectives, titled ‘Fun time for Eurovision 2020 – For a better and less over-accepting future’, the purpose was to attack the show, known for its promotion of inclusivity and LGBTQ+ rights.
In the document, the two neo-Nazis outlined each detail of the attack, looking at a variety of possibilities for carrying out the incident. This included the likes of poisoning fans attending the shows with cyanide, or deploying gas through the ventilation systems, using custom-made rockets, according to RTL.
Police in Luxembourg confirmed they had seized materials that could be used to make chlorine, as well as prototypes for the rockets that would have been during the attack. When fans would rush to the exit in panic, the emergency exits would be blocked, causing a potential crush, documents state.
The defendant – who also has Swedish origins – also planned a separate terrorist attack on the Dutch power infrastructure, with targets being electrical pylons and transformer stations. Other plans were uncovered, including the potential for a parcel bomb to be delivered to a video production company in Sweden – a move supposedly motivated by anti-multiculturalism.
Court documents revealed the man had begun to plan the attack back in October of 2019, and was planning to carry out a dummy shooting exercise at his parent’s property in Sweden. He was to also use the event to train members of an eco-fascist group in Sweden ahead of an attack on a mink farm.
As part of his defence, the man has argued that he has since seen the error of his ways and has avoided such a right-wing move. However, prosecutors have been quick to highlight a lack of remorse for the planning of the attack itself, showing scepticism that he has in fact de-radicalised.
According to authorities working in the case, a Zoom event being put on in memory of George Floyd by the University of Miami was disrupted by the defendant and another group of other right-wingers. At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, the group sent a wave of messages into the meeting’s chat feature, praising Hitler and shouting things such as “white power”.
Eventually, the assailant’s plans for an attack on Eurovision 2020 would eventually be stemmed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling that year’s edition of the show. He would later be arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack.
The defendant has been free since 2021 after he was initially arrested after pursuing a career in chemistry. The court will continue to hear more information on the defendant’s history over the coming days.
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