Five of the suspects have had their custody extended under legislation covering investigations into an imminent terror attack. Two handguns, an automatic pistol, a submachine gun and jihadist propaganda were all found during the raids in which they were arrested. France is under a state of emergency that gives security forces enhanced powers of surveillance and arrest, a year after the Paris attacks. Ten months later, Islamic State jihadists massacred 130 people in attacks on the Bataclan concert hall, France's national stadium and a handful of bars and restaurants in eastern Paris. And in July, a self-radicalised extremist ploughed a truck into crowds watching fireworks in the southern city of Nice, killing 86.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 24, 2016 15:25 UTC