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French riot policemen attend a drill at the Marseille railway station, France, May 4, 2016, in preparation of security measures for the UEFA 2016 European Championship. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 10, 2017 | World
Four people, including a 16-year-old girl, were arrested on Friday by anti-terrorist police in the southern French city of Montpellier on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack, police and judicial sources said. “An attack has been foiled,” said the...
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French gendarmes officers patrol near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Monday Nov. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 25, 2016 | World
A group of suspected extremists arrested last weekend in France were ISIS supporters being directed from “the Iraqi-Syrian region” to prepare an attack in the Paris area, a prosecutor said on Friday. Public prosecutor Francois Molins said police had found...