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Paris attacks: Geneva alert raised amid suspect hunt Paris attacks: Geneva alert raised amid suspect hunt
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Police have raised the alert level in Geneva, saying they are hunting for suspects as part of the Europe-wide investigation into the Paris attacks.Police have raised the alert level in Geneva, saying they are hunting for suspects as part of the Europe-wide investigation into the Paris attacks.
They said they were acting on information of suspicious individuals thought to be in the city or the area.They said they were acting on information of suspicious individuals thought to be in the city or the area.
Investigations were being carried out to "locate and arrest these individuals", a statement said.Investigations were being carried out to "locate and arrest these individuals", a statement said.
Islamic State militants said they carried out the 13 November attacks on multiple locations, killing 130 people.Islamic State militants said they carried out the 13 November attacks on multiple locations, killing 130 people.
Investigations have been launched in several European countries, with one man involved in the attacks - Salah Abdeslam - still on the run, and others found to have travelled to France posing as refugees.Investigations have been launched in several European countries, with one man involved in the attacks - Salah Abdeslam - still on the run, and others found to have travelled to France posing as refugees.
The Swiss statement gave few details on the suspects. It is not clear if they are directly related to the Paris attacks.The Swiss statement gave few details on the suspects. It is not clear if they are directly related to the Paris attacks.
Security guards holding sub-machine guns were seen stationed outside the UN office in Geneva, near an entrance for cars.Security guards holding sub-machine guns were seen stationed outside the UN office in Geneva, near an entrance for cars.
One of the security guards told Reuters the authorities were looking for "four guys" in the area.One of the security guards told Reuters the authorities were looking for "four guys" in the area.
The Tribune de Geneve website said that in addition to four suspected IS sympathisers, authorities were also seeking two men who had driven into Switzerland on Tuesday night using a van registered in Belgium.
A warning about the vehicle was sent to the Jewish community in Geneva, it reported.
Limits to alert: Imogen Foulkes, BBC News, GenevaLimits to alert: Imogen Foulkes, BBC News, Geneva
The number of police on the streets of Geneva has been increased, so too has their level of alert.The number of police on the streets of Geneva has been increased, so too has their level of alert.
The border with France runs through the outskirts of Geneva and Switzerland is in the Schengen passport-free zone, so the borders are open.The border with France runs through the outskirts of Geneva and Switzerland is in the Schengen passport-free zone, so the borders are open.
Security at the frontiers was stepped up in the wake of the Paris attacks, as well as at the UN where the world's senior diplomats regularly meet.Security at the frontiers was stepped up in the wake of the Paris attacks, as well as at the UN where the world's senior diplomats regularly meet.
But tens of thousands of people cross the Geneva border every day, and checking every car is unlikely to be possible.But tens of thousands of people cross the Geneva border every day, and checking every car is unlikely to be possible.
In a further development, Belgian police searched three properties in connection with the attacks, the prosecutor's office said. The authorities had gone from a "vague to a precise threat", said Emmanuelle Lo Verso from the Geneva department of security, RTS reported.
This week details emerged of a failed Greek operation to capture a suspected ringleader of the Paris terror attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud. In a separate development, police in Belgium searched three properties in connection with the attacks, the prosecutor's office said.
Greek authorities planned to capture Abaaoud in January, when he had been directing a Belgian terror cell from Athens, the BBC has learned. This week, details emerged of a failed operation involving Belgian and Greek police to capture a suspected ringleader of the Paris terror attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud.
Greek authorities had planned to capture Abaaoud in January, when he had been directing a Belgian terror cell from Athens, the BBC has learned.