PARIS: Two men have been charged in France on suspicion of planning an attack in the name of the Islamic State group which sources close to the investigation said may have targeted gay people.
Sources said the men, aged 21 and 22, were arrested on Saturday by investigators from the domestic intelligence agency DGSI in the Seine-et-Marne region east of Paris. Searches found knives, incendiary devices and Islamic State propaganda material in their possession, a source said.
"Their plan was still ill-defined at this stage, but there were elements to suggest they planned to attack homosexuals," one source added. France remains on high alert following a string of Jihadist attacks over the past three years that have killed more than 240 people.
The World Meteorological Organisation flag. — AFP FileGENEVA: Global temperatures hit record highs last year, and...
This image shows the outside view of the U.S. Senate. — AFP/FileWASHINGTON: Billions of dollars in foreign aid for...
Each year, many African migrants brave the perilous “Eastern Route” across the Red Sea and through war-scarred...
State Department US building can be seen in this picture. — AFP/FileWASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department’s annual...
Donald Trump. — AFP/FileNEW YORK: The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial on Tuesday warned...
Abortion-rights activists hold a protest on April 17 in Phoenix. — AFP WASHINGTON: The idea of a doctor in the...
