French police foil new terrorist attack several arrested
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:54 amFrench police foil terrorist attack and arrest several suspects
French authorities arrested several people over the weekend on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
“Seven individuals, from 29 to 37 years old, have been arrested, they are French, Moroccan and Algerian nationals,” he said at a press conference, as cited by French media.
“France has never faced such a [terrorist] threat before,” Cazeneuve said.
The individuals were detained in the city of Strasbourg in eastern France on the border with Germany, and in the port city of Marseilles in the south of the country, according to the minister.
The arrests came during anti-terrorist raids carried out by officers from the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) and the elite RAID (Research, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence) unit.
Of the seven men arrested, six were unknown to French intelligence, the minister said.
“We foiled a terrorist attack,” Cazeneuve said.
Earlier, reports in French media said that two men were arrested overnight from Saturday to Sunday in Marseille as part of an anti-terrorist operation. Four men were also arrested in Strasbourg overnight from Sunday to Monday.
The arrests took place ahead of the opening of the Strasbourg Christmas market, one of the biggest in Europe, on Friday. The event draws approximately 2 million visitors each year.
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French authorities arrested several people over the weekend on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
“Seven individuals, from 29 to 37 years old, have been arrested, they are French, Moroccan and Algerian nationals,” he said at a press conference, as cited by French media.
“France has never faced such a [terrorist] threat before,” Cazeneuve said.
The individuals were detained in the city of Strasbourg in eastern France on the border with Germany, and in the port city of Marseilles in the south of the country, according to the minister.
The arrests came during anti-terrorist raids carried out by officers from the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) and the elite RAID (Research, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence) unit.
Of the seven men arrested, six were unknown to French intelligence, the minister said.
“We foiled a terrorist attack,” Cazeneuve said.
Earlier, reports in French media said that two men were arrested overnight from Saturday to Sunday in Marseille as part of an anti-terrorist operation. Four men were also arrested in Strasbourg overnight from Sunday to Monday.
The arrests took place ahead of the opening of the Strasbourg Christmas market, one of the biggest in Europe, on Friday. The event draws approximately 2 million visitors each year.
https://www.rt.com/news/367622-france-t ... ck-foiled/