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| France Raid Nets Three Suspected Jihadists | |
| 2014-07-23 | |
[IsraelTimes] Two men and a woman have been incarceratedDrop the rod and step away witcher hands up! in a dawn raid in southern La Belle France on suspicion of recruiting fighters for Syria and planning attacks at home, police said. The suspects were arrested in the city of Albi in a joint raid by the DGSI intelligence agency and RAID, an elite police special operations unit. Two had returned this spring from three months in Syria and one is suspected of recruiting jihadist fighters, according to preliminary information. A police source said they are suspected of planning "violent acts." The French government is deeply concerned about the radicalization of a fringe
La Belle France this month unveiled a bill aimed at strengthening anti-terrorism laws to stop aspiring jihadists from traveling to Syria. It includes a ban on foreign travel of up to six months for individuals suspected of radicalization, and gives authorities powers to temporarily confiscate and invalidate their passports. According to official estimates, around 800 Frenchies or residents — including dozens of women — have traveled to Syria, returned from the conflict-ridden country or plan to go there. Fears that returnees from Syria may pose a violent threat were thrown into sharp focus in May when a French-Algerian man fresh back from the country rubbed out four people at the Brussels Jewish Museum. | |
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