Luke Skywalker
Super Moderator
{vb:raw ozzmodz_postquote}:
This Jan. 7, 2015, file photo shows people gathering in solidarity of the victims of a terror attack against a satirical newspaper, in Paris.(Photo: AP)
French authorities on Wednesday said they foiled terrorist attacks on at least one church after a man was arrested in Paris with an arsenal of weapons.
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the 24-year-old IT student, arrested Sunday, planned to target "one or two churches," French media reported.
Cazeneuve said police "discovered an arsenal in his car and at his home composed of several military weapons," according to the Local France website, citing a briefing with journalists.
The man, who was not identified by police, was said to be an Islamic extremist known to security forces. He was arrested after apparently shooting himself and calling for an ambulance.
The man was also arrested in connection with the death of Aurelie Chatelain, a 32-year-old Frenchwoman, who was found shot to death in her car Sunday morning.
The Associated Press, citing a French security official who was not authorized to publicly release details of the arrest, said the suspect was an Algerian who had lived in France for several years.
Also found in the suspect's apartment in southeastern Paris was evidence of ties to Islamic extremism, the official said. He added that there was no immediate evidence that the suspect had direct ties to any organized groups, according to the AP.
In early January, 17 people were killed in Paris by gunmen who targeted the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket.
USA TODAY
Paris tries to move beyond its three days of terror
[h=2]UP NEXT[/h][h=2]03[/h]
French professor has strong feelings that jihadi expansion is to blame for Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris and more terror may be on its way.
Powered By WizardRSS.com | Full Text RSS Feed