INFO LE FIGARO – Arrested on November 5 on the outskirts of Le Mans, the suspect, born in 2008 and of French nationality, was indicted for a planned violent action.
Vigilance remains required on the anti-terrorism front. On November 5, police officers from the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) arrested a sixteen-year-old Frenchman of Chechen origin on the outskirts of Le Mans (Sarthe) and suspected of preparing an attack. The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (Pnat) confirms that the person concerned was indicted on November 8 for criminal terrorist association and placed in pre-trial detention.
An imitation pistol and a knife were found during the search. The teenager, presented by a source close to the case as “disrupted and radicalized”, also allegedly contacted a gun store to try to obtain firearms. Very active on the web, he has watched a number of propaganda videos from the Islamic State (attacks, instructions for making explosives, etc.). He would also have carried out research on the location of the Le Mans synagogue located a few…
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