Arrests in France, they planned an attack during the holidays

2021-12-08T16:59:47.303Z

They wanted to stab passersby and "die as martyrs for Islam" (ANSA) Two 23-year-old men were arrested and investigated for a "serious and imminent" jihadist attack. According to sources of the investigators, they wanted to stab random passers-by in a very crowded street and then "die as martyrs" at the hands of the French armed forces. According to Le Parisien, one of the two admits to having talked about the project with the other, while the latter denies everyth