Two radicalized individuals were arrested and indicted in early December for having planned a knife attack during the Christmas period, said a judicial source in
Le Figaro
on Wednesday
, confirming information from the
Parisian
.
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The defendants were monitored by the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) following recent exchanges on the internet in which they spoke of a violent knife attack planned by Christmas in the name of Islam, reports
Le Parisian
.
The two have also met once in recent weeks.
They planned to target a place particularly frequented during the holiday season, such as a shopping center or shopping streets.
Kill "
disbelievers
"
The accused, both aged 23, were arrested in Meaux (Seine-et-Marne) and Pecq (Yvelines) by DGSI agents on November 29, then indicted for "
criminal association criminal terrorist
”and imprisoned on December 3. A preliminary investigation was also opened by the national anti-terrorism prosecution (Pnat). During the search of their home, knives, laptops and computers were seized, on which was significant jihadist propaganda.
During
police
custody, one of the individuals expressed his desire to kill “
disbelievers
”, before dying as a martyr, that is to say shot dead by the police.
He also claimed that he and his accomplice claimed responsibility for Daesh.
The second, on the other hand, denied any terrorist project.
This is the fourth foiled Islamist attack on the territory since the start of 2021.
