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| France 'attack plot': Three arrested | |
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| Three people have been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting a terrorism attack, police sources say. | Three people have been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting a terrorism attack, police sources say. |
| French media say a counter-terrorism operation is under way at the home of one of the suspects, in the central city of Clermont-Ferrand. | French media say a counter-terrorism operation is under way at the home of one of the suspects, in the central city of Clermont-Ferrand. |
| The other two arrests were reportedly in Marseille and in the Paris region. | The other two arrests were reportedly in Marseille and in the Paris region. |
| France is on high alert after a series of deadly attacks in recent years by militants claiming to be from the Islamic State group. | France is on high alert after a series of deadly attacks in recent years by militants claiming to be from the Islamic State group. |
| Few details of Tuesday's arrests are yet known. | |
| One source told Reuters news agency that the suspects were arrested "as part of a preliminary investigation started in January on suspicion of leaving for Syria or committing an act in France". |