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Anti-terrorism: suspected of preparing an attack, five men arrested near Nancy
Friday, December 22, five individuals aged 20 to 23 were arrested on suspicion of scouting the Strasbourg Christmas market with a view to committing an attack. They are currently being questioned in the premises of the DGSI. – (France 2)
Friday, December 22, five individuals aged 20 to 23 were arrested on suspicion of scouting the Strasbourg Christmas market with a view to committing an attack. They are currently being questioned in the premises of the DGSI.
A heavy-handed arrest in a university residence Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle). Friday December 22 at 6:30 a.m., the police broke down the door to the room of a 3rd year student. 800 meters away, in another university residence, another arrest. Something to surprise the neighbors: “When you go out and see lots of police officers in the corridor, with balaclavas and weapons, it’s astonishing”. A total of five men aged 20 to 23 were arrested in the region. Some close to the Islamist movement, under surveillance, but none are on file S. Investigators are looking to check if they have carried out any scouting on the Christmas market in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin). And if so, for what reasons.
Suspects questioned
On Friday, the Minister of the Interior called on prefects to maintain extreme vigilance as the end-of-year holidays approach. The Strasbourg Christmas market was already the target of an attack in 2018. So yesterday’s arrests are worrying, without deterring market regulars. The five men placed in police custody are questioned in the premises of the General Directorate of Internal Security in Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine). According to our information, some could be released without charges brought against them.
