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| Eight men, including three minors, charged following investigation into far right activists allegedly plotting to target politicians and mosques | |
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| Sun 22 Oct 2017 01.39 BST | |
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| France has charged eight men, including three minors, following an investigation into far right activists allegedly plotting to target politicians and mosques, prosecutors announced on Saturday in Paris. | France has charged eight men, including three minors, following an investigation into far right activists allegedly plotting to target politicians and mosques, prosecutors announced on Saturday in Paris. |
| The men, aged between 17 and 29, are accused of being party to a “criminal terrorist conspiracy”, and of links to Logan Alexandre Nisin, a militant who was arrested near Marseille in June. | The men, aged between 17 and 29, are accused of being party to a “criminal terrorist conspiracy”, and of links to Logan Alexandre Nisin, a militant who was arrested near Marseille in June. |
| Nisin is the founder of a group dubbed OAS. He was detained after posting that he planned to attack black people, jihadists, migrants and “scum”. | Nisin is the founder of a group dubbed OAS. He was detained after posting that he planned to attack black people, jihadists, migrants and “scum”. |
| The 21-year-old had earlier come to the attention of French authorities as the administrator of a Facebook page glorifying neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in 2011 in Norway. | The 21-year-old had earlier come to the attention of French authorities as the administrator of a Facebook page glorifying neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in 2011 in Norway. |
| The prosecutor’s office in Paris said the group formed by Nisin “had plans to commit violent actions with vague outlines”. | The prosecutor’s office in Paris said the group formed by Nisin “had plans to commit violent actions with vague outlines”. |
| Anti-terror police had arrested 10 people on Tuesday over the alleged plot, but two of them, including Nisin’s mother, were released, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. | Anti-terror police had arrested 10 people on Tuesday over the alleged plot, but two of them, including Nisin’s mother, were released, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. |
| Among the potential targets for attacks were places of worship, including mosques, politicians, “people of North African descent or black people” and “anti-fascist” activists, a source said. | Among the potential targets for attacks were places of worship, including mosques, politicians, “people of North African descent or black people” and “anti-fascist” activists, a source said. |
| “The organisation was planning purchases of weapons and paramilitary training. Some were already trained in shooting,” the source added. | “The organisation was planning purchases of weapons and paramilitary training. Some were already trained in shooting,” the source added. |
| OAS was the acronym for the Secret Army Organisation, a French far right paramilitary group that fought to stop Algerian independence. | OAS was the acronym for the Secret Army Organisation, a French far right paramilitary group that fought to stop Algerian independence. |
| Nisin was formerly active in the far right political group Action Francaise. | Nisin was formerly active in the far right political group Action Francaise. |
| France remains under an enhanced security status. Parliament on Wednesday adopted a tough anti-terror bill which replaced a state of emergency imposed in 2015 after jihadist attacks in Paris. | France remains under an enhanced security status. Parliament on Wednesday adopted a tough anti-terror bill which replaced a state of emergency imposed in 2015 after jihadist attacks in Paris. |
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