https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French police arrested a man of Chechen origin on Saturday who they said was exhibiting "strange" behaviour and carrying electrical equipment that could be used to make an explosive device. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180520/french-police-arrest-strange-chechen-with-electrical-equipment Sun, 20 May 2018 05:07:54 +0200 french-police-arrest-strange-chechen-with-electrical-equipment A 42-year-old French national appeared in court Sunday on suspicion of plotting an attack with multiple weapons alongside two Belgian brothers who were charged in Brussels this week, judicial sources said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170709/french-suspect-held-for-planning-attack-with-belgian-pair Sun, 09 Jul 2017 14:57:45 +0200 french-suspect-held-for-planning-attack-with-belgian-pair Investigators have found a list of targets for future terror attacks in France on a computer believed to belong to attacker Salah Abdeslam. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160525/list-of-french-targets-found-in-adeslams-home Wed, 25 May 2016 17:21:26 +0200 list-of-french-targets-found-in-adeslams-home Salah Abdeslam, the key Paris attacks suspect who was transferred to France on Wednesday, showed little sign of religious fervour before the bloodshed and was known to enjoy a beer and a joint. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160427/salah-abdeslam-the-pot-smoking-little-moron-of-paris-attacks Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:18:47 +0200 salah-abdeslam-the-pot-smoking-little-moron-of-paris-attacks UPDATED: Four suspected jihadists were arrested Wednesday in the Paris region, one of whom was thought to be planning "violent acts", said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160316/four-terror-suspects-arrest-in-paris Wed, 16 Mar 2016 20:46:10 +0100 four-terror-suspects-arrest-in-paris Turkey has detained a Belgian citizen of Moroccan origin suspected of links to the Paris attacks and who was seeking to flee to Syria, a government official said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151121/turkey-seizes-paris-attack-suspect-at-border Sat, 21 Nov 2015 17:02:20 +0100 turkey-seizes-paris-attack-suspect-at-border As parliament debates a bill that would ban French citizens travelling abroad for jihad, police arrest six people suspected of recruiting candiates for "holy war" in the Middle East https://www.thelocal.fr/20140917/jihadists-police-arrests-islam Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:02:00 +0200 jihadists-police-arrests-islam France appears to be in the midst of a crackdown on amateur drone enthusiasts. Last week a teen landed in court for using a drone to make an aerial film of his home town, this week a Foreign Legionnaire was arrested for buzzing around the Eiffel Tower with his device. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140220/legionnaire-held-for-drone-flight-at-eiffel-tower Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:56:00 +0100 legionnaire-held-for-drone-flight-at-eiffel-tower French police targeted a gang of robbers on Monday who had allegedly helped themselves to €1 million worth of cases of high-end Bordeaux wine from vineyards in south-western France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140210/thives-busted-in-1-million-french-wine-heist Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:09:00 +0100 thives-busted-in-1-million-french-wine-heist It's tough to fathom just how much trouble one French man is in all because of a tiny peck on the cheek. However this was no ordinary kiss and unfortunately for him it was the kind of smacker that his terrified victim was unlikely to forget. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140204/kiss-leads-to-robbers-arrest-police-say Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:13:00 +0100 kiss-leads-to-robbers-arrest-police-say The head of Orange France (formerly operating as France Telecom) has been held by police investigating alleged corruption involving French politician and IMF chief Christine Lagarde, it was revealed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130610/french-police-arrest-businessman-with-ties-to-lagarde-imf Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:21:00 +0200 french-police-arrest-businessman-with-ties-to-lagarde-imf