French police

Police raid France's Lactalis

Laval - Muslimchronicle

French police raided the headquarters of dairy giant Lactalis on Wednesday over a baby milk salmonella scare that has sickened dozens of children and led to a major international recall. Dozens of police were searching the company's offices in Laval, western France, as well as its factory in nearby Craon which was the source of the tainted milk. Lactalis has recalled babyRead more

French police recover some jewels from Ritz heist

Paris - Muslimchronicle

French police said Thursday they had recovered some of the jewels worth millions of euros looted from the Ritz hotel in Paris, but a manhunt continues for two of the robbers behind the latest in a series of daring heists in France. The armed gang burst into the five-star hotel on the French capital's glitzy Place Vendome through a rearRead more

French police officer kills three before committing suicide

SARCELLES - Muslimchronicle

A 31-year-old French police officer shot three people dead before turning the gun on himself, in a killing spree sparked by a row with his girlfriend, authorities said Sunday. The news comes with France already grappling with a surge in police suicides this year. The Paris officer, Arnaud Martin, finished his shift on Saturday evening and went to meet hisRead more

French police officer kills three before committing suicide

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Three hurt in vehicle attack near Toulouse

Toulouse - Muslimchronicle

A man driving a car near the French city of Toulouse rammed into three students on Friday, leaving two of them in a serious condition, French police told AFP. The man, who was arrested immediately afterwards, acted "deliberately" but was not on a list of known extremists, the source added, asking not to be named. source: AlarabiyaRead more

Two arrested over deadly Marseille train station attack

paris - Muslimchronicle

French police investigating the fatal stabbing of two young women in the southern city of Marseille, an attack claimed by Islamic State, have arrested two men, a judicial source said Wednesday. The pair, aged 24 and 29, were arrested on Tuesday in Toulon, about 65 kilometres (40 miles) east of Marseille. Ahmed Hanachi, a 29-year-old Tunisian, fatally stabbed the twoRead more

Suspected bomb lab found near Paris, two arrested

Paris - Muslimchronicle

A suspected bomb-making laboratory was discovered Wednesday in an unoccupied apartment in a Paris suburb, leading to two arrests, sources close to the probe said. Gas canisters, electric wiring and chemicals that could be used to make explosives were among items found in the flat near Villejuif, south of the French capital, the sources said. One of the arrested pair,Read more

2 held over attack plot days ahead of French vote

Paris - Arab Today

French police on Tuesday arrested two men suspected of preparing an “imminent” attack, sources close to the probe said just days ahead of the first round of France's presidential vote. The suspects, aged 23 and 29, were arrested by French domestic intelligence service agents in the southern city of Marseille, one of the sources said. Anti-EU, anti-immigration candidate Marine LeRead more

France: Weapons, hundreds of kilos of explosives found at ETA sites

Paris - Arab Today

French police have found dozens of weapons and hundreds of kilograms of explosives at ETA arms dumps after the Basque separatist group abided by its promise to completely disarm on Saturday, the Paris prosecutor's office said. "Police services went to the sites indicated (by ETA) and found, in metal containers and bags, dozens of handguns and rifles, thousands of roundsRead more

Basque group ETA gives French police a list of 12 arms caches

Bayonne - Arab Today

The Basque separatist group ETA has given the French police a list of 12 arms caches in southwestern France under its unilateral initiative to disarm, informed sources told AFP on Saturday. The caches are located in the departments, or counties, of the Gers, Pyrenees-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrenees, they said. ETA announced earlier this week that it would hand over all itsRead more