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French police arrest Chechens suspected of preparing attack

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Police arrested five Chechens in southern France on suspicion of preparing an attack, a police source said on Tuesday. The source said four of them were arrested in Montpellier and a fifth in Beziers. According to Midi Libre newspaper, a cache of explosives was also found, and investigations were continuing.

 

The arrests came after 17 people were killed in Islamist militant attacks in Paris two weeks ago.

 

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