France Terrorism

• 2nd suspect in custody in deadly France church attack

  The investigation into a gruesome attack by a Tunisian man who killed three people in a French church had a second suspect in custody Friday.

  World

  Oct 30, 2020
  
• French ‘Jihadi Gran’ gets 10 years after visiting radicalized son in Syria

  "Instead of trying to disengage your son, it seems on the contrary that you encouraged him," the judge told the 51-year-old.

  World

  Oct 6, 2017
  
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• France has seen 271 jihadi militants return from Iraq and Syria: minister

  The number of jihadis to have returned to France included 217 adults and 54 minors, with some of them currently in detention, France's Interior Minister said.

  Politics

  Aug 5, 2017
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• France says it thwarted an imminent ‘terror attack’ just days before presidential vote

  As the government prepared to flood streets with more than 50,000 police and soldiers to safeguard the ballot, Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said police thwarted an imminent "terror attack," arresting two men in the southern port city of Marseille.

  World

  Apr 18, 2017
• Paris police evacuate financial prosecutor’s HQ after bomb threat

  Paris police are searching for possible explosives at the headquarters of the national financial prosecutor after a phone-in bomb threat.

  World

  Mar 20, 2017
• Louvre machete attack suspect faces attempted murder charge

  The 28-year-old suspect - who French officials believe to be Egyptian - was charged Friday.

  World

  Feb 10, 2017
• Louvre attack suspect remains quiet during first round of questioning

  An Egyptian man suspected of charging soldiers at Paris' Louvre museum with a machete was questioned by French investigators Sunday for the first time since the attack.

  Crime

  Feb 5, 2017
• Louvre museums reopens as Egypt identifies machete attacker

  The Louvre in Paris reopened to the public Saturday morning, less than 24-hours after a machete-wielding assailant shouting "Allahu Akbar!" was shot by soldiers.

  World

  Feb 4, 2017
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• French soldier shoots knife-wielding attacker at Louvre museum in Paris

  The French president hsa called the incident a terrorist attack.

  World

  Feb 3, 2017
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• Terror attack thwarted after French police arrest 7 in anti-terror raids

  French anti-terrorism police have arrested seven people in Strasbourg and Marseille and thwarted what the interior minister called a new potential attack.

  World

  Nov 21, 2016