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| Switzerland arrests two Syrians on suspicion of terror links | Switzerland arrests two Syrians on suspicion of terror links |
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| Two people of Syrian origin have been arrested in Geneva on suspicion of making, concealing and transporting explosives, the Swiss attorney general says. | |
| The two are also suspected of violating a law prohibiting groups such as al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State (IS), the statement added. | The two are also suspected of violating a law prohibiting groups such as al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State (IS), the statement added. |
| Geneva's prosecutor said traces of explosive had been found in their car. | Geneva's prosecutor said traces of explosive had been found in their car. |
| Geneva has been on high alert this week amid fears an IS cell was in the area. | Geneva has been on high alert this week amid fears an IS cell was in the area. |
| Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga said on Friday that a "foreign authority" had provided the information about "a potential IS cell in the Geneva area" but there was no indication that "a concrete attack" was planned. | Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga said on Friday that a "foreign authority" had provided the information about "a potential IS cell in the Geneva area" but there was no indication that "a concrete attack" was planned. |
| Geneva's Prosecutor Olivier Jornot told a news conference on Saturday that the two Syrians had just arrived in the Swiss city and could not speak French. | |
| He said although traces of explosives were found in their car during their arrest on Friday, there was no evidence of toxic gas. | |
| An earlier statement from the prosecutor's office said criminal proceedings and been opened against them under Switzerland's law against the manufacture and transport of explosives and toxic gases. | |
| The tip-off about a terror cell in Geneva had originally come from the United States, Swiss media reported on Friday. | The tip-off about a terror cell in Geneva had originally come from the United States, Swiss media reported on Friday. |
| Daily newspaper Le Temps, quoting a source close to the investigation, said US intelligence had identified three jihadist cells in Chicago, Toronto and Geneva. | Daily newspaper Le Temps, quoting a source close to the investigation, said US intelligence had identified three jihadist cells in Chicago, Toronto and Geneva. |
| On Thursday, security was stepped up outside synagogues, the UN building and the French ambassador's home, as well as train stations, the airport and similar places. | On Thursday, security was stepped up outside synagogues, the UN building and the French ambassador's home, as well as train stations, the airport and similar places. |
| The number of police on Geneva's streets has been increased. | The number of police on Geneva's streets has been increased. |
| UN spokesman Michele Zaccheo said there was "no specific threat to the UN in Geneva or its personnel". | UN spokesman Michele Zaccheo said there was "no specific threat to the UN in Geneva or its personnel". |
| The border with France runs through the outskirts of Geneva. | The border with France runs through the outskirts of Geneva. |
| IS said it carried out the attacks in Paris on 13 November which killed 130 people. | IS said it carried out the attacks in Paris on 13 November which killed 130 people. |
| Two men linked to the attacks - Salah Abdeslam and Mohammed Abrini - are still on the run and investigations have been launched in several European countries. | Two men linked to the attacks - Salah Abdeslam and Mohammed Abrini - are still on the run and investigations have been launched in several European countries. |