French authorities detained 4 people after a deadly stabbing linked to Islamic extremism
1 month ago

French authorities detained 4 people after a deadly stabbing linked to Islamic extremism

Associated Press  

PARIS — Four people were in custody Sunday after a deadly stabbing in eastern France that authorities linked to Islamic extremism, according to the national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office. French President Emmanuel Macron said the government has “complete determination” to respond to the attack, which he blamed on ’’Islamist terrorism.″ France has been on high alert for extremist threats. The suspect repeatedly said ’’Allahu akbar″ — “God is great” in Arabic — during the attack, the prosecutor said. The suspect arrived in France without papers in 2014 and was arrested and convicted of glorifying terrorism in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told reporters Saturday night.

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A Tunisian extremist is imprisoned for life for killing 3 people in a French basilica in 2020
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1 month ago

A Tunisian extremist is imprisoned for life for killing 3 people in a French basilica in 2020

The Independent  

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One dead, at least two police officers wounded in France knife attack
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1 month ago

One dead, at least two police officers wounded in France knife attack

The Hindu  

A knife attack on Saturday in eastern France left one person dead and at least two others wounded, authorities said, in violence labelled as Islamic extremism by President Emmanuel Macron. The French anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said that it's handling the investigation. Mr. Macron said that the perpetrator was an Islamic extremist, adding that the government has “complete determination” to respond …

One dead, several police wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack in France
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1 month ago

One dead, several police wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack in France

Deccan Chronicle  

Mulhouse: One person died and two police officers were seriously injured Saturday in a knife attack in eastern France that President Emmanuel Macron said was an "Islamist terror act". Prosecutors said three more officers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Mulhouse, carried out by a 37-year-old suspect who is on a terror prevention watchlist, prosecutor Nicolas …

1 dead, 3 wounded in France knife attack labeled Islamic extremism
1 month ago

1 dead, 3 wounded in France knife attack labeled Islamic extremism

Associated Press  

PARIS — A passerby was stabbed to death and three police officers injured Saturday near a crowded market in eastern France. An Algerian man identified as an Islamic extremist with a schizophrenic profile was detained in the attack, the interior minister said. Macron said the government has “complete determination” to respond to the attack, which he blamed on ‘’Islamist terrorism.’' …

Knife attack that killed one and injured three in France was ‘Islamist terrorism’, says Macron
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1 month ago

Knife attack that killed one and injured three in France was ‘Islamist terrorism’, says Macron

The Independent  

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1 dead in France knife attack, Emmanuel Macron calls it 'Islamist terrorism'
1 month ago

1 dead in France knife attack, Emmanuel Macron calls it 'Islamist terrorism'

India Today  

One person was killed and three people, including two cops, were wounded in a knife attack on Saturday in eastern France during a demonstration, the local prosecutor said. French President Emmanuel Macron said, "no doubt it is an Islamist terror act." The suspect, 37, is on a terror prevention watchlist, prosecutor Nicolas Heitz told news agency AFP. One of the …

French police arrest three in crackdown on social media influencers inciting violence
2 months, 3 weeks ago

French police arrest three in crackdown on social media influencers inciting violence

The Independent  

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France: Three men charged over suspected bomb plot
3 months, 2 weeks ago

France: Three men charged over suspected bomb plot

Hindustan Times  

Three young suspected Islamic extremists have been charged with terror offences in France over an alleged bomb plot, prosecutors said on Sunday. Three young suspected Islamic extremists have been charged with terror offences in France The three men aged between 19 and 20 are thought to have become radicalised while watching extremist videos online and were exchanging messages, sources close …

A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris
4 months, 1 week ago

A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

Hindustan Times  

PARIS — A French student detained for weeks in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions. A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris Victor Dupont, a 27-year-old completing a Ph.D. at Aix-Marseille University’s Institute of Research and Study on the Arab and Islamic Worlds, was greeted by a group …

France condemns a spat between Israeli police and French consulate staff at a Jerusalem church
4 months, 2 weeks ago

France condemns a spat between Israeli police and French consulate staff at a Jerusalem church

The Independent  

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French authorities arrest suspect behind explosion at a synagogue that has injured a police officer
7 months ago

French authorities arrest suspect behind explosion at a synagogue that has injured a police officer

The Hindu  

French police apprehended and detained the suspect behind the arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town that injured a police officer, the country’s acting interior minister said early Sunday. “The alleged perpetrator of the arson attack on the synagogue has been arrested,” Gerald Darmanin, the acting interior minister, said in a post on X. After the attack …

French intelligence agents arrest would-be ISIS suicide bombers as they foil Paris Olympics terror plots
8 months, 3 weeks ago

French intelligence agents arrest would-be ISIS suicide bombers as they foil Paris Olympics terror plots

Daily Mail  

French intelligence agents have arrested would-be ISIS suicide bombers after they thwarted two terror plots targeting the Paris Olympics. Pictured: A Paris police boat sails down the Seine on Thursday As the eyes of the world remain fixed on the French elections, the nation also has two big upcoming security challenges, Bastille Day on July 14 and the Olympic games …

After a fatal attack near the Eiffel Tower, French investigators look into suspect’s mental health
1 year, 3 months ago

After a fatal attack near the Eiffel Tower, French investigators look into suspect’s mental health

Associated Press  

PARIS — French investigations into a fatal weekend attack near the Eiffel Tower were looking Monday into the mental health of the suspected assailant, who swore allegiance to the Islamic State group before stabbing a German-Filipino tourist to death and injuring two other people with a hammer. I must tell the French people the truth that there are numerous cases …

After fatal attack near Eiffel Tower, French investigators scrutinize suspect’s mental health
1 year, 3 months ago

After fatal attack near Eiffel Tower, French investigators scrutinize suspect’s mental health

LA Times  

French gendarmes patrol the Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower after a man killed a tourist and injured two other people late Saturday. French investigations into a fatal weekend attack near the Eiffel Tower were looking Monday into the mental health of the suspected assailant, who swore allegiance to the Islamic State group before stabbing a German Filipino tourist to …

France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism
1 year, 5 months ago

France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s interior minister on Thursday ordered local authorities to ban all pro-Palestinian demonstrations amid a rise in antisemitic acts since Hamas attacked Israel over the weekend. ’’Let us stay united.″ With several French-Israeli citizens believed held hostage by Hamas, Macron pledged that France would protect its Jewish citizens and be ’’ruthless toward all those who bear hate,″ and …

France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism
1 year, 5 months ago

France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism

The Independent  

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Syed Ata Hasnain | Europe at a crossroads: Why France is burning
1 year, 8 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Europe at a crossroads: Why France is burning

Deccan Chronicle  

Many are wondering just what has gone wrong with French society. If you have ever ridden the Eurostar from London’s iconic Waterloo Station, through the Chunnel, and enjoyed views of the great French countryside as one speeds past northern France and enters Paris’ Gare du Nord railway station, you would understand this better. It wasn’t the Europe that I had …

Why France is Burning - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

Why France is Burning - News18

News 18  

In the wake of the tragic police shooting of Nahel M, a 17-year-old teenager of Algerian-Moroccan heritage in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the French Republic finds itself engulfed in a tempestuous storm of violent protests, as impassioned demonstrations, riots, and looting cascade through its streets. The Charlie Hebdo attack by French Muslim immigrants, which …

France: 600 people arrested, 200 officers hurt amid protests over fatal police shooting of teen driver
1 year, 8 months ago

France: 600 people arrested, 200 officers hurt amid protests over fatal police shooting of teen driver

India TV News  

French driver shooting: As violent protests in France entered their third day after a delivery driver was fatally shot by a police officer in Nanterre, a suburban area in Paris, over 600 people have been arrested across the country and 200 police officers were injured. France's Interior Ministry had earlier planned on deploying 40,000 police officers across the country in …

Iran indicts two French nationals for spying
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran indicts two French nationals for spying

Al Jazeera  

Iranian authorities accuse the French citizens, who they have not named, of spying and colluding against national security. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s judiciary has issued indictments related to espionage against two French citizens and has indicted a Belgian national in a separate case. The two French citizens were not named, but judiciary spokesman Masoud Setayeshi said at a press conference …

France: Protesters clash with police over new security law
4 years, 4 months ago

France: Protesters clash with police over new security law

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands demonstrate nationwide against security legislation that would restrict sharing images of police. The demonstrations against the security law – which would restrict the police officers’ faces – took place nationwide on Saturday with 46,000 marching in Paris according to the government and several fires erupting after clashes. He said the images of the beating of Black music …

Radical Muslims protest against France the French consulate in Kolkata
4 years, 4 months ago

Radical Muslims protest against France the French consulate in Kolkata

Op India  

Fury against French President Emmanuel Macron over his stand to fight radical Islam continues to rage amidst the rabid fundamentalists not only in the Islamic nations but also in India. Today, radical Muslims gathered in huge numbers outside the French consulate in West Bengal’s Kolkata to protest against France and it’s president’s alleged ‘Islamophobia’. Muslisms protesting outside French consulate in …

Second suspect arrested in terrorist attack at church in southern France
4 years, 4 months ago

Second suspect arrested in terrorist attack at church in southern France

LA Times  

A second suspect was in custody Friday in the investigation into a gruesome attack that killed three people in a French church, as France heightened its security alert amid religious and geopolitical tensions stemming from caricatures of the prophet Muhammad. Issaoui’s brother told Al Arabiya that Issaoui had informed the family he would sleep in front of the church and …

France 'considers plan to expel 200 foreign suspected extremists' after teacher beheading
4 years, 5 months ago

France 'considers plan to expel 200 foreign suspected extremists' after teacher beheading

The Independent  

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France terror attck: Macron denounces decapitation of history teacher outside of Paris
4 years, 5 months ago

France terror attck: Macron denounces decapitation of history teacher outside of Paris

The Independent  

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France vows to protect Jewish community after Paris knife attack
4 years, 6 months ago

France vows to protect Jewish community after Paris knife attack

LA Times  

From left, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, French Prime Minister Jean Castex and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin at the scene of a knife attack Friday near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. France’s interior minister promised Sunday to protect the country’s Jewish community from extremists after a double stabbing blamed on Islamic terrorism in Paris last week. “Because we …

France vows to protect its Jewish community after stabbing
4 years, 6 months ago

France vows to protect its Jewish community after stabbing

The Independent  

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France: 7 in custody after stabbing linked to Charlie Hebdo
4 years, 6 months ago

France: 7 in custody after stabbing linked to Charlie Hebdo

Live Mint  

Seven people were in custody Saturday after a stabbing outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, including the suspected assailant, authorities said. Counterterrorism authorities are investigating what authorities called an Islamic extremist attack linked to Charlie Hebdo, which lost 12 employees in an al-Qaida attack in 2015. The suspected assailant in Friday's stabbing had been arrested a …

France: 7 in custody after stabbing linked to Charlie Hebdo
4 years, 6 months ago

France: 7 in custody after stabbing linked to Charlie Hebdo

The Independent  

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French jihadis will return home, and to prison, from Syria
6 years, 1 month ago

French jihadis will return home, and to prison, from Syria

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s government is preparing for an influx of homegrown jihadis with the departure of U.S. troops from Syria, saying Tuesday that anyone who left to fight for Islamic extremists will go straight to jail. In an interview with BFM television, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said that a handful of French jihadis had already returned and more would follow …

French investigative team arrives in Kerala to interrogate ISIS terrorist lodged in Thrissur jail
6 years, 3 months ago

French investigative team arrives in Kerala to interrogate ISIS terrorist lodged in Thrissur jail

Op India  

In connection to the 2015 Paris attacks, French investigation agencies have arrived in India to question an ISIS terrorist, Subahani Haja Moideen. #Kerala: A French investigation team has reached Viyyur prison, Thrissur to interrogate Haja Moideen, suspected ISIS terrorist, in connection with the 2015 Paris attack. France Investigative Agencies think that Salah Abdeslam, a key perpetrator of Paris attacks was …

Emmanuel Macron: Arrests over suspected far-right plot to attack French President
6 years, 4 months ago

Emmanuel Macron: Arrests over suspected far-right plot to attack French President

CNN  

Paris, France CNN — Six people linked to the far-right were arrested in France on Tuesday as part of an investigation into a suspected plot to attack President Emmanuel Macron, officials told CNN Tuesday. According to Reuters, France’s far-right euroskeptic National Rally – formerly known as the National Front – is leading the polls against Macron ahead of the European …

7 People Injured In Paris Knife Attack
6 years, 6 months ago

7 People Injured In Paris Knife Attack

NPR  

7 People Injured In Paris Knife Attack Enlarge this image toggle caption Thibault Camus/AP Thibault Camus/AP Updated at 3:55 p.m. ET Seven people were injured when a man wielding a knife and iron bar attacked people on a street in Paris late Sunday, according to news reports citing local police. #Paris19" The British Embassy in Paris told the BBC: "Our …

10 arrests in French, Swiss raids over suspected attack plot
7 years, 4 months ago

10 arrests in French, Swiss raids over suspected attack plot

The Hindu  

Ten people suspected of using encrypted social networks to prepare a possible attack were arrested Tuesday in counterterrorism operations in France and Switzerland, according to French officials. Counterterrorism investigators detained nine people in France and one in Switzerland in operations aimed at clarifying details of the suspected plot, according to a French judicial official. In parallel to the Swiss investigation, …

Two French citizens injured in London terror attack
7 years, 9 months ago

Two French citizens injured in London terror attack

The Independent  

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Former Guantanamo Bay inmate among suspected Isis recruiters arrested in France
7 years, 9 months ago

Former Guantanamo Bay inmate among suspected Isis recruiters arrested in France

The Independent  

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France 'enlists Iraqi soldiers to hunt French fanatics'
7 years, 9 months ago

France 'enlists Iraqi soldiers to hunt French fanatics'

Daily Mail  

France is enlisting Iraqi soldiers to hunt down and kill French jihadists fighting for ISIS before they return home and carry out terror attacks, it has been claimed. File picture shows a masked Iraqi counter terrorism operative Illegal shipments of the so-called 'Jihadi drug' Captagon worth a total of almost £1.5m have been intercepted in France for the first time …

Thwarted attack rattles France days before presidential vote
7 years, 11 months ago

Thwarted attack rattles France days before presidential vote

Associated Press  

PARIS — Extremism concerns shook France’s presidential campaign Tuesday as authorities announced arrests in what they said was a thwarted attack and candidates urged tougher counterterrorism efforts for a country already under a state of emergency. As the government prepared to flood streets with more than 50,000 police and soldiers to safeguard the ballot, Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said police …

France arrests 2 for plotting attack; seizes guns and bomb-making materials in Marseilles
7 years, 11 months ago

France arrests 2 for plotting attack; seizes guns and bomb-making materials in Marseilles

Firstpost  

French authorities found guns and bomb-making materials Tuesday after the arrest of two men suspected of plotting an “imminent” attack just days before presidential polls, sources close to the probe said. The items were discovered during searches in the southern city of Marseille after the suspects – “radicalised” Frenchmen aged 23 and 29 – were taken into custody, sources said. …

France thwarts ‘imminent attack;' 4 arrests, explosive found
8 years, 1 month ago

France thwarts ‘imminent attack;' 4 arrests, explosive found

Associated Press  

PARIS — Anti-terrorism forces arrested four people Friday in southern France, including a 16-year-old girl, and uncovered a makeshift laboratory with the explosive TATP and other ingredients for fabricating a bomb. France’s top security official said the raid thwarted an “imminent attack.” A police official said the teen had pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group in a recent video. …

Isis: Terror plot targeting 'French theme park and police officers' foiled
8 years, 4 months ago

Isis: Terror plot targeting 'French theme park and police officers' foiled

The Independent  

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Isis: New terror plot foiled in France with arrest of seven suspects in Strasbourg and Marseille
8 years, 4 months ago

Isis: New terror plot foiled in France with arrest of seven suspects in Strasbourg and Marseille

The Independent  

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If France wants to tackle terrorism, it needs to accept that extremist ideology is the root cause
8 years, 4 months ago

If France wants to tackle terrorism, it needs to accept that extremist ideology is the root cause

The Independent  

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Francois Hollande: ‘Islam of France’ needed to beat terror threat
8 years, 6 months ago

Francois Hollande: ‘Islam of France’ needed to beat terror threat

CNN  

Story highlights Francois Hollande: Islam is at home in secular France as long as it remains within the law France is under a state of emergency after a string of terror attacks CNN — French President Francois Hollande called for the creation of “an Islam of France” and the removal of foreign-trained extremist imams in a key speech Thursday on …

French Muslims Fear Backlash After Attack In Nice
8 years, 8 months ago

French Muslims Fear Backlash After Attack In Nice

Huff Post  

Imams held prayers for three of those killed in Thursday's attack, including 4-year-old Kylan Mejri and his mother Olfa Kalfallah, 31, at the ar-Rahma mosque in the eastern suburb of Ariane in Nice, southern France, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Islamic State claimed the attack and hailed Tunisian-born Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who drove a truck through a crowd of revelers on …

Terror threat still 'very high' in France six months after the Paris attacks
8 years, 10 months ago

Terror threat still 'very high' in France six months after the Paris attacks

The Independent  

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France to create ‘de-radicalisation’ centres in each region of the country
8 years, 10 months ago

France to create ‘de-radicalisation’ centres in each region of the country

Daily Mail  

France will be have dedicated de-radicalisation centres to prevent people joining terror groups, the prime minister said on Monday. There will be a centre in each of France's 12 regions which will take people referred by the justice system, said Manuel Valls as he laid out measures in response to last year's terror attacks. Manuel Valls laid out measures in …

France to create regional 'de-radicalisation' centres, says PM Manuel Valls
8 years, 10 months ago

France to create regional 'de-radicalisation' centres, says PM Manuel Valls

Firstpost  

France will create centres in each region to de-radicalise people to prevent them from becoming involved in jihadist groups, said PM Manuel Valls Paris: France will create centres in each region of the country to de-radicalise people or prevent them from becoming involved in jihadist groups, the prime minister said on Monday, as he laid out new anti-terror measures. “The …

Authorities Arrest Frenchman Suspected In New Terror Plot
9 years ago

Authorities Arrest Frenchman Suspected In New Terror Plot

NPR  

Authorities Arrest Frenchman Suspected In New Terror Plot Enlarge this image toggle caption GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images A Frenchman in the "advanced stages" of a plot to attack the country was arrested Thursday during a raid northwest of Paris, and security forces locked down the area during a major search, France's interior minister said. …

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