Two brothers arrested in France over jihadist plotAFP, PARISA 22-year-old engineering student and his 20-year-old brother have been arrested in France over a deadly and anti-Semitic plot, anti-terror prosecutors said on Sunday. The two brothers, who are of Italian and Moroccan nationality, were arrested on Tuesday last week in northern France, the national anti-terror prosecutor’s office said. An undated handout photo from a court exhibit on Dec. 22 last year shows a homemade Islamic State group flag. Photo AFP / NSW CourtsInside their vehicle, police officers discovered a semi-automatic weapon, a bottle of hydrochloric acid, aluminum foil and a flag of the Islamic State group stretched across the headrest of the driver’s seat. While in police custody, the brothers admitted that “they had been planning a terror attack in France for which they aspired to martyrdom,” the office said.

Source: Taipei Times March 16, 2026 16:38 UTC