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France: 14-year-old boy arrested for IS-linked terrorism

  • April 5, 2023
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French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said this Wednesday that yesterday’s arrest in a small town in Alsace, close to the borders of Switzerland and Germany, was “very serious”.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said this Wednesday that yesterday’s arrest in a small town in Alsace, close to the borders of Switzerland and Germany, was “very serious”. 14-year-old teenager suspected of plotting a terrorist attack on behalf of the Islamic State (IS).

“This is a very serious situation.” Darmanin stressed in an interview with BFMTV, previously insisting that “the Islamist threat is very strong” and recalling that since 2017 and the first term of French President Emmanuel Macron, law enforcement agencies have foiled 41 terrorist attacks.

The 14-year-old suspect was detained by law enforcement officers. Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI, intelligence agencies) in Rosenau, in the department of Haut-Rhin.

His profile has been alarming for days, and the National Anti-Terrorism Attorney’s Office (PNAT) has launched a preliminary investigation that will attempt to establish confirm that he was preparing a violent action and, above all, to determine what was its purpose.

During the searches conducted after his arrest, they found craft artifacts.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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