Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins, right, with Director of the Judicial Police Mireille Ballestrazzi, left, addresses the media in Paris on Friday about a failed attack involving a car loaded with gas canisters near Notre Dame Cathedral. (Francois Mori/AP)President François Hollande praised French security forces Friday for apprehending a group of terrorism suspects ­believed to be plotting a major attack. (Thibault Camus/AP)On Thursday, authorities arrested three women outside Paris in connection with the suspected plot — ages 19, 23 and 39. According to the RTL radio network, Madani had written a letter pledging her support to the Islamic State. To curb radicalism, France targets foreign funding for mosquesFrance’s top administrative court overturns burkini banToday’s coverage from Post correspondents around the world

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2016 18:17 UTC