Two men, born in France in 2000 and 2003, were arrested on Tuesday in Strasbourg and Saint-Étienne. They are suspected of having promoted terrorism online.
According to BFMTV, they are members of the “Grey Wolves”, a Turkish ultranationalist movement close to nationalists allied to the government. This movement, many members of which support President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was dissolved in November 2020, causing tensions between Ankara and Paris. The two suspects were indicted for public online advocacy of an act of terrorism and participation in the maintenance of a dissolved combat group.