January 20, 2015 07:55 pm | Updated April 01, 2016 10:47 pm IST - PARIS
Police arrested five Chechens in southern France on suspicion of preparing an attack, a police source said on Tuesday.
The source said four of them were arrested in Montpellier and a fifth in Beziers. According to Midi Libre newspaper, a cache of explosives was also found, and investigations were continuing.
The arrests came after 17 people were killed in militant attacks in Paris two weeks ago.
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