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Man threatens to blow himself up in France
A man threatens to blow himself up near a high school in the district of Saint-Gratien, France.
According to information posted by Twitter users there is a hostage situation, Le Parisien daily claims that this information is not accurate.
Special forces units are at the scene, while French police have blocked the area.
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Two injured in Paris gun attack
Two people were injured after gun shots were fired in Paris, France, Thursday. The two attackers are at large, while a third was apprehended by the police. According to sources, the incident that unfolded at the ‘Chez Papa’ restaurant is not connected to a terrorist attack. It is believed the attack is related to personal differences. French Police are on the scene investigating.
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Paris condemns attack on Turkish consulate in SW France
France has condemned a Feb. 9 attack by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) that targeted Turkey's consulate in Bordeaux, in southwestern France.
Man with handguns arrested at Paris Disneyland
French police have arrested a man who was carrying two handguns at the Disneyland amusement park in Paris, an interior ministry official said.
According to local media, the 28-year-old man was carrying the two guns and a copy of the Koran in a bag.
He was detained while entering a hotel next to the theme park, after two handguns were detected by X-ray machines.
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ISIS supporter shot dead at Paris had been arrested for assaulting women in Cologne
The Syrian man who was shot dead by French police last week may have been involved in the sexual assaults occurred in Cologne on New Year’s Eve.
ISIS supporter Walid Salihi was arrested in 2014 in Cologne for sexually assaulting women in a night club.
Salihi is said to have ‘rubbed the behinds of females’ and touched their ‘intimate parts,’ according to a German police report.
Man shot dead attacking police on Charlie Hebdo anniversary
French police shot dead a knife-wielding man Jan. 7 as he attacked a police station in Paris, a year to the day since jihadist gunmen killed 12 people at Charlie Hebdo newspaper.
The man reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) and was wearing what appeared to be an explosives vest although it was later found to be a fake, police and government sources said.
Paris attacker carried ISIS flag
French police shot dead a man holding a knife who tried to enter a police station, according to police union sources.
A sheet of paper showing the Islamic State flag and claims of responsibility written in Arabic were found on the man, the Paris prosecutor said in a statement.
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France Foils Plot to Attack Police, Soldiers in Orleans - Interior Minister
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said that the country's authorities have thwarted an attack targeting police and soldiers in the city of Orleans, france24.com reported on Tuesday.
Cazeneuve said that two French nationals had been arrested in connection with the suspected plot in the region of Orleans, southwest of Paris, on 19 December.
Weapons linked with Paris attacks produced in Serbia: Factory
Some of the arms believed to be used in last month's deadly Paris attacks, were manufactured in Serbia's arms factory, including one exported to the United States in 2013, a company official said on Dec. 11.
French Authorities Identify Third Attacker of Bataclan Concert Hall
French police has identified the third attacker of the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, which was one of the sites targeted during the multiple attacks in the French capital on November 13.
The information was confirmed by French President Manuel Valls, the BBC informs.