INTERNATIONAL
Six arrested in French anti-terrorist raid: source
Six people were arrested in the Paris region on Monday as part of a raid on a suspected radical Islamist cell allegedly planning "terrorist acts" on French soil, a source close to the investigation told AFP.
The suspects, aged between 22 and 38, were "all known to police for serious delinquency" and are being detained by the police anti-terrorist unit in the Paris suburb of Levallois.
The members of the suspected Islamist cell include one man from Benin, another from the Comoros and four French nationals, a source close to the case said.
They are suspected of being involved in the hold-up of a branch of the Banque Postale in Seine-et-Marne in April "and were apparently planning to commit other armed robberies," the source close to the investigation said.
According to the anti-terror police investigators, "they were planning to commit terrorist acts targeting well-known figures in France," the source added.
The suspects can be held for up to 96 hours before being charged or released.
The suspects, aged between 22 and 38, were "all known to police for serious delinquency" and are being detained by the police anti-terrorist unit in the Paris suburb of Levallois.
The members of the suspected Islamist cell include one man from Benin, another from the Comoros and four French nationals, a source close to the case said.
They are suspected of being involved in the hold-up of a branch of the Banque Postale in Seine-et-Marne in April "and were apparently planning to commit other armed robberies," the source close to the investigation said.
According to the anti-terror police investigators, "they were planning to commit terrorist acts targeting well-known figures in France," the source added.
The suspects can be held for up to 96 hours before being charged or released.