French police detain five Russians suspected of plotting attack

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Source: France24

Five Russians from Chechnya have been detained in southern France on suspicion of preparing an attack, local prosecutors said on Tuesday.

The five suspects were detained on Monday in the town of Beziers near the Mediterranean coast, around 70 kilometres (40 miles) from Montpellier.

The prosecutor said certain "products" had been recovered during their searches, without giving further details.

One of those arrested lived in Beziers, and another "probably" in Montpellier, the prosecutor added. The addresses of the other three were still being sought.

Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20150120-french-police-detain-five-russians-suspected-plotting-attack/

[leveymg]

1. Boston Bomber profiles - blowback from the Chechen wars waiting to happen.

Same thing with the Syrian regime changers, the Libyan mercs for hire, and the rest of the terrorists on the CIA, NATO and Saudi payrolls. We should have learned this in '93 with the WTC towers bombers.

[bananas]

4. Hey, you're back!

You disappeared for a while.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12596190

[leveymg]

5. I never really went away.

Thanks for noticing.

[pscot]

2. The actual headline says five Chechens

Just sayin.

[bananas]

8. The original headline said "Russians" and it's been confirmed they are Russian.

The original headline is still in google's cache:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.france24.com%2Fen%2F20150120-french-police-detain-five-russians-suspected-plotting-attack%2F

This is Google's cache of http://www.france24.com/en/20150120-french-police-detain-five-russians-suspected-plotting-attack/. It is a snapshot of the page as it appeared on Jan 20, 2015 14:55:24 GMT. The current page could have changed in the meantime.

French police detain five Russians suspected of plotting attack

Latest update : 2015-01-20
Five Russians from Chechnya have been detained in southern France on suspicion of preparing an attack, local prosecutors said on Tuesday.

The five suspects were detained on Monday in the town of Beziers near the Mediterranean coast, around 70 kilometres (40 miles) from Montpellier.

The prosecutor said certain "products" had been recovered during their searches, without giving further details.

One of those arrested lived in Beziers, and another "probably" in Montpellier, the prosecutor added. The addresses of the other three were still being sought.

France is on high alert following three days of attacks by jihadists earlier this month in Paris that left 17 dead.

Chechnya, a highly restive and predominantly Muslim region in Russia, has seen the largest demonstrations against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo last week.

Authorities said about one million people attended the state-organised rally against Charlie Hebdo in Chechnya on Monday.

(AFP)

Date created : 2015-01-20

[LisaL]

3. Your headline should be changed.

Article says five Chechens, not five Russians.

[DeSwiss]

6. Yep.

- I guess mistakes happen.

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7. France Confirms Arrest of Five Russian Nationals on Terrorism Charges

http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150120/1017143538.html

France Confirms Arrest of Five Russian Nationals on Terrorism Charges

19:47 20.01.2015(updated 20:54 20.01.2015)

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, prosecutors in Bezier have notified the Russian Consulate General in Marseille about the arrest of five Russian nationals suspected of plotting a terrorist attack.

MOSCOW, January 20 (Sputnik) — France has notified Moscow of the arrest of five Russian nationals on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

"The Russian Consulate General in Marseille has been notified about the arrest on January 19 of Zalimkhan Ismailov, who resided in the French town of Beziers," the ministry said in a statement.

"Zalikhmanov has been accused of involvement in a plot to carry out a terrorist act," the statement said.

According to the ministry, prosecutors in Bezier have also announced arrest of four other suspects and later confirmed that all five detainees were Russian citizens.

Earlier on Tuesday, the BFMTV channel reported, referencing the French prosecutor Yvon Calvet, that five Russian nationals had been arrested in France. According to French media, the suspects are aged between 24 and 37 and originate from the North Caucasus region.

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