Sunday, October 7, 2012

French Anti-Terror Raids Show 1 Dead, 11 Arrests; Raids Directed at a Network of Muslim Extremists

French police arrested 11 members of a suspected terrorist cell yesterday, after carrying out a series of raids across the country -- resulting in one suspect being shot dead in the city of Strasbourg -- the France 24 website reports today (October 7, 2012).

The operation was part of a nationwide anti-terror operation by France's security forces directed at a suspected network of Muslim extremists believed to be behind an attack on a Jewish grocery store last month.

Police revealed that DNA found on a grenade thrown at the kosher store had led them to the suspected jihadist cell.

The DNA belonged to Jeremy Sidney, who was shot dead by police after he opened fire on officers when they stormed his home in Strasbourg yesterday.

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