US EditionTeen Held In France Suspected Of Plotting Attacks
- A 17-year-old boy has been detained in France for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks against embassies, including Israel's, as reported by Agence France-Presse.
- The teenager was arrested at his home in Sarthe, sustaining minor injuries while attempting to flee police, and has been jailed since Friday.
- Authorities found a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State and lists believed to relate to chemicals for explosives.
- The suspect confessed to plotting attacks but admitted no operational steps had been taken.
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French authorities arrest 17-year-old over alleged terror plot targeting embassies, govt buildings
PARIS, Sept 7 — French authorities have detained a 17-year-old on suspicion of plotting attacks against embassies or official buildings, sources close to the investigation told AFP yesterday.The teen was formally put under investigation and locked up on Friday, they said, confirming information first given by Le Parisien daily.He was arrested on Monday at his parents’ home where he lived in the western Sarthe region and suffered light injuries a…
On Saturday, the French authorities discovered that a 17-year-old boy had been arrested on suspicion of planning attacks on embassies and official headquarters in Paris and Strasbourg. Sources close to the investigation of France Press reported that the boy had been formally investigated and imprisoned yesterday Friday, confirming information provided by the newspaper Lobrizian for the first time. The last two young men were arrested at his pare…
Suspected of wanting to perpetrate jihadist attacks in Sarthe and Paris, a 17-year-old minor was imprisoned on Friday. He had been arrested in Le Mans on Monday, September 1, 2025.
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