French Authorities Arrest 7 Terror Suspects in Brest Raid

22 January 2020 – bySylvanus@Bladi · 1 min read

The Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI) arrested, on Monday, January 20, seven individuals in Brest and in the Finistère department, as part of a judicial investigation for "criminal and terrorist conspiracy".

The arrested persons, aged 28 to 38, are suspected of having prepared a project of violent action in France and a project of departure towards the Iraqi-Syrian zone, indicate judicial sources.

Among them, there are men on the S file, who were under surveillance due to their membership in the radical Islamist movement.

Pending the determination of the materiality of their action and departure project, the accused have been taken into custody.

Category: France

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France Terrorism Iraq Brest Syria Criminality