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Three Men Remanded Over Suspected Islamic State Travel and Antisemitic Attack Plot

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire Named sources In the courts
  • French authorities charged and detained three men suspected of planning travel to Islamic State territory in Africa and/or a violent action targeting the Jewish community.
  • The investigation began in early July around alleged jihadist activity in a WhatsApp group called “Allah’s Soldiers” and was assigned to France’s domestic intelligence service, the DGSI.
  • A source told AFP that one suspect had links to a woman arrested in the United States over an alleged Islamic State bombing plot targeting New York’s state legislature.

Three men were charged and placed in pretrial detention overnight from Friday to Saturday after investigators suspected them of preparing to travel to Islamic State territory in Africa and possibly carrying out a violent action against the Jewish community.

suspected of preparing to leave

· National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s OfficeThe prosecutor’s office described the suspicion against the three detained men.

The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office said the investigation began in early July. It focused on alleged jihadist activities by members of a WhatsApp group called “Allah’s Soldiers.” The DGSI, France’s domestic intelligence service, was put in charge of the inquiry.

Investigators arrested the three men on Tuesday and held them for questioning. On Friday, prosecutors opened a judicial investigation into terrorist criminal association and requested that the men be charged and held in provisional detention. A judge was appointed to oversee the case.

the jihadist activities of members of a WhatsApp group called “Allah’s Soldiers”

· National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s OfficeThe office explained what prompted the investigation.

RTL reported that one suspect had been in contact with Jessica Bowie, a 35-year-old woman suspected of preparing a bombing at the New York State Legislature on behalf of Islamic State. She was arrested in the United States in August. A source close to the case confirmed to AFP that one of the men brought before investigators had a link to a woman arrested by the FBI in the United States.

There is a link between one of the men brought before investigators and a woman arrested by the FBI in the United States.

· Source close to the caseThe source confirmed a reported connection between one suspect and a woman arrested in the United States.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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