January 27, 2015 03:39 pm | Updated 03:39 pm IST - PARIS
French security forces on Tuesday raided a small town in the south that is known as a centre for the jihadi recruiting networks that have sent hundreds of youths to fighting in Syria and Iraq.
The raid in the town of Lunel began around dawn on Tuesday. At least six young people from the town have died in Iraq and Syria in recent months.
Two French officials confirmed the raid, but did not immediately have the number of people arrested in Lunel.
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