6 ‘ultra-right’ arrested over plans to attack Macron
Six people, suspected of plotting a “violent action” plan against Emmanuel Macron, have been arrested, French media reported, adding that the men are allegedly members of the ultra-right.
The operation was conducted by the General Directorate for Internal Security, a French intelligence service which is charged with counter-espionage and counter-terrorism.
The men, allegedly members of the ultra-right, were arrested in three different locations across France on Tuesday. They are suspected of undertaking an “imprecise and loosely-formed” plan for “violent action” against the president, sources close to the investigation told media.
French cops arrest 10 suspected extremists, plotting attack on mosques, politicians – reports https://t.co/CuO8MaLYvepic.twitter.com/qOOocZOIr9
— RT (@RT_com) October 18, 2017
Investigators will now have to specify the exact nature of the threat.
In 2017, ten people who had far-right links were arrested in a series of raids conducted by French anti-terrorist police in the Paris and Marseille areas. They reportedly intended to target mosques, migrants and a former presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon.
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