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Police have arrested 12 people and seized guns and ammunition following two separate anti-terrorism raids in southern France.
Europe has been on a high state of alert for terror attacks over recent weeks
Those arrested are suspected of having links with Muslim extremists, news website 20minutes.fr reported. Nine men were detained around the southern cities of Marseille and Avignon on suspicion of trafficking firearms and explosives. A Kalashnikov rifle and a pump-action shotgun were said to be among the arsenal discovered.
Three others were arrested in a separate operation. According to French news channel LCI, they were suspected of being members of an extremist group and being part of a cell. The channel said the cell planned to supply shelter and fake ID papers to jihadists attempting to return to France after undergoing training on the Afghan-Pakistan border.
Two of those suspects were arrested in Marseille and the third in Bordeaux, a police source told AFP.Officials stressed that the two sets of arrests were not linked.In the second raid, three of the suspects' phone numbers were found in the phone of Ryad Hannouni.He had been picked up on Saturday close to the central train station in the Italian city of Naples, allegedly carrying a bomb-making kit.
The 28-year-old Algerian is suspected of being the head of the terror cell.A European arrest warrant was issued for his extradition to France, ANSA news agency said.There have been widespread terror threats across Europe in recent weeks, which led to the US State Department issuing a travel warning for the continent on Sunday.
It came as intelligence reports sparked fears well-armed teams of jihadists planned to murder Western hostages in raids similar to the attacks two years ago in the Indian city of Mumbai.In that attack, which targeted two hotels and the city's main railway station, 10 gunmen killed 166 people and injured more than 300.
A Police agent checks Swedens parliament on October 1, 2010. Sweden has raised the countrys terror threat alert to its highest level ever because of an increased threat of terror attacks, security officials said Friday. AFP
Police security uses a dog to search Swedens parliament on October 1, 2010. Sweden has raised the countrys terror threat alert to its highest level ever because of an increased threat of terror attacks, security officials said Friday. AFP
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: A man believed to be the driver of a vehicle left in the middle of Whitehall in Central London returns to his car on September 30, 2010 in London, England. The road was closed for around half an hour when the suspect vehicle - which was sitting abandoned close to Downing Street - was noticed by police. A terror plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks on Britain and other European countries has been intercepted by intelligence agencies. Getty Images Europe
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: An elderly woman uses a walker as members of the public are moved back as a suspect vehicle is left in the middle of Whitehall in Central London on September 30, 2010 in London, England. The road was closed for around half an hour when the suspect vehicle - which was sitting abandoned close to Downing Street - was noticed by police. A terror plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks on Britain and other European countries has been intercepted by intelligence agencies. Getty Images Europe
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: A police officer investigates a suspect vehicle after it was left in the middle of Whitehall in Central London on September 30, 2010 in London, England. The road was closed for around half an hour when the suspect vehicle - which was sitting abandoned close to Downing Street - was noticed by police. A terror plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks on Britain and other European countries
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: A man believed to be the driver of a vehicle left in the middle of Whitehall in Central London returns to his car on September 30, 2010 in London, England. The road was closed for around half an hour when the suspect vehicle - which was sitting abandoned close to Downing Street - was noticed by police. A terror plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks on Britain and other European countries has been intercepted by intelligence agencies. Getty Images Europe
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Members of the public are moved back, after a suspect vehicle was left in the middle of Whitehall in Central London on September 30, 2010 in London, England. The road was closed for around half an hour when the suspect vehicle was noticed by police sitting abandoned close to Downing Street. A terror plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks on Britain and other European countries has been intercepted by intelligence agencies. Getty Images Europe
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: A Policeman asks the public to get back, after a suspect vehicle was left in the middle of Whitehall in Central London on September 30, 2010 in London, England. The road was closed for around half an hour when the suspect vehicle was noticed by police sitting abandoned close to Downing Street. A terror plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks on Britain and other European countries has been intercepted by intelligence agencies. Getty Images Europe
An armed police officer stands guard outside the Houses of Parliament in London September 24, 2010. Britain has raised the threat level of an Irish-related terror attack from moderate to substantial, the third highest level, meaning a strike is a ”strong possibility”, the government said on Friday. REUTERS
Over a thousand Chinese special police show off their skills during a drill in Beijing on June 30, 2010. China said police had cracked a major terror cell ahead of the anniversary of deadly violence in Xinjiang, where Beijing says it faces a terrorism threat, while Beijing has denied any policy failings, instead blaming separatists for stoking ethnic unrest in Xinjiang. AFP
Chinese special police show off their skills during a drill in Beijing on June 30, 2010. China said police had cracked a major terror cell ahead of the anniversary of deadly violence in Xinjiang, where Beijing says it faces a terrorism threat, while Beijing has denied any policy failings, instead blaming separatists for stoking ethnic unrest in Xinjiang. AFP
The International Monetary Fund seal is seen in this 02 August 2004 photo at the IMF in Washington, DC. New York and Washington police are conducting extra patrols around major financial institutions following alarming intelligence of an Al-Qaeda plot to use car bombs to attack the New York Stock Exchange and the IMF and World Bank headquarters. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge raised the terrorism threat level to high in portions of Washington and New York 01 August following reports that the terror network planned to use truck or car bombs against financial targets. AFP
This 02 August, 2004 photo shows the logo on the World Bank Building in Washington, DC. New York and Washington police are conducting extra patrols around major financial institutions following alarming intelligence of an Al-Qaeda plot to use car bombs to attack the New York Stock Exchange and the IMF and World Bank headquarters. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge raised the terrorism threat level to high in portions of Washington and New York 01 August following reports that the terror network planned to use truck or car bombs against financial targets. AFP
Indonesias counter-terrorism chief Police Colonel Mohammed Tito Karanvian delivers his address before the Jakarta foreign correspondents forum in Jakarta on June 3, 2010. Karnavian said extremists could try to disrupt a planned visit by US President Barack Obama this month, although there was no evidence of a direct threat. The chief of the Detachment 88 anti-terror squad said security forces had recently shattered a major n
