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Anti-terrorism: crackdown in Meurthe-et-Moselle
Anti-terrorism: raid in Meurthe-et-Moselle – (France 2)
Friday December 22, five men were arrested in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) and its surroundings, suspected of preparing an attack on the Christmas market. It was ultimately that of Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) which could have been targeted.
The Christmas market in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) under very close surveillance, Saturday December 23. It is one of the busiest in France and it is he who could have been targeted, according to our information. Five men aged 20 to 23, close to the Islamist movement, are suspected of having carried out reconnaissance there. A threat taken seriously in Strasbourg. The five men were arrested Friday morning in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) and in two neighboring towns, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy and Toul. Among them, a student arrested in his university room. In the Lorraine city, the authorities are increasing their vigilance.
Tensions on the territory
These arrests take place in a tense context. On Friday, the Minister of the Interior asked the police forces to maintain extreme vigilance during the Christmas holidays. “We feel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has mobilized terrorist minds on our soil and above all, we are approaching the Olympic Games”, indicates Jean-Christophe Couvy, national secretary of the SGP FO police union. The Strasbourg Christmas market had already been the target of an attack in 2018, claimed by the Islamic State group. He left five people dead.
