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| Anti-terror op underway in northern Paris suburb, some 20 people reported arrested | Anti-terror op underway in northern Paris suburb, some 20 people reported arrested |
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| An anti-terrorist operation is currently underway in the Paris suburb of Argenteuil, a police official told Reuters. Special police RAID units are involved in the searches, French media reported. | An anti-terrorist operation is currently underway in the Paris suburb of Argenteuil, a police official told Reuters. Special police RAID units are involved in the searches, French media reported. |
| Some 20 people have been arrested during the searches, iTele reported, adding that police did not find any explosives or arms during the operation. | Some 20 people have been arrested during the searches, iTele reported, adding that police did not find any explosives or arms during the operation. |
| “Raids are conducted in two locations by DGSI [General Directorate for Internal Security], with the support of the elite RAID [Research, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence] police officers,” a police source told AFP. | “Raids are conducted in two locations by DGSI [General Directorate for Internal Security], with the support of the elite RAID [Research, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence] police officers,” a police source told AFP. |
| The operation is taking place near the Dassault mosque and Al Bayyinah Islamic library in the town, French media reported. | The operation is taking place near the Dassault mosque and Al Bayyinah Islamic library in the town, French media reported. |
| Le Parisien newspaper reported that the first search took place on Parc avenue near the mosque and targeted a house where a certain family lived. | |
| All members of the family, including children, have been arrested. | |
| The second search was in Val Sud neighborhood and also targeted a household. | |
| At least four women were arrested during the second search, the paper added. | |
| Both zones are currently cordoned off by police. | |
| Local witnesses told Le Parisien that police used rubber bullets during the operation. | |
| A helicopter has reportedly been deployed in the area, iTele added. | A helicopter has reportedly been deployed in the area, iTele added. |
| The operation is not connected to the recent Nice attacks, a justice official told Reuters. | |
| RT France correspondent Fabien Buzzanca reported that police are not conducting operations inside the mosque or library, but in nearby residential buildings. | RT France correspondent Fabien Buzzanca reported that police are not conducting operations inside the mosque or library, but in nearby residential buildings. |
| The raids were conducted following an intelligence tip-off from an anonymous source, police told Le Figaro newspaper. The information from the source claimed a violent attack may have been planned. The source, however, did not specify the location of the planned attack. | The raids were conducted following an intelligence tip-off from an anonymous source, police told Le Figaro newspaper. The information from the source claimed a violent attack may have been planned. The source, however, did not specify the location of the planned attack. |
| Argenteuil is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, located 12km from the capital. It has a population of about 100,000 residents. | Argenteuil is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, located 12km from the capital. It has a population of about 100,000 residents. |
| It is not the first anti-terrorist operation to be conducted in Argenteuil. In March this year, police arrested Reda Kriket, a terror suspect who was believed to be in the final stages of preparing a new terrorist attack in France and has links to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a mastermind behind the November 2015 Paris attacks. | It is not the first anti-terrorist operation to be conducted in Argenteuil. In March this year, police arrested Reda Kriket, a terror suspect who was believed to be in the final stages of preparing a new terrorist attack in France and has links to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a mastermind behind the November 2015 Paris attacks. |