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 An Algerian suspected of setting off a package bomb in southeast France last week has told investigators that he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group, a judicial source said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190530/lyon-bomb-suspect-had-pledged-allegiance-to-islamic-state Thu, 30 May 2019 19:08:41 +0200 lyon-bomb-suspect-had-pledged-allegiance-to-islamic-state A German World War I hand grenade was found among a shipment of French potatoes imported for a Hong Kong crisp factory, police said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190203/bomb-de-terre-ww1-grenade-found-in-french-potato-shipment Sun, 03 Feb 2019 11:23:09 +0100 bomb-de-terre-ww1-grenade-found-in-french-potato-shipment A man wearing an explosive device and demanding "yellow vest" protesters be given an audience by the French president turned himself into police in western France on Friday, local officials said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181124/man-with-suicide-necklace-seized-at-yellow-vest-protest Sat, 24 Nov 2018 10:39:39 +0100 man-with-suicide-necklace-seized-at-yellow-vest-protest A French fishing trawler netted a World War II bomb containing nearly a tonne of explosives off the coast of Normandy on Friday, prompting the emergency evacuation of the crew while the device was returned to the seabed, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180818/french-fishing-trawler-nets-wwii-bomb Sat, 18 Aug 2018 09:09:10 +0200 french-fishing-trawler-nets-wwii-bomb Some 1,800 people were ordered to evacuate their homes in northwest France on Sunday as a bomb squad defused a British bomb from World War II, officials said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180812/1800-evacuated-as-france-defuses-british-wwii-bomb Sun, 12 Aug 2018 18:07:16 +0200 1800-evacuated-as-france-defuses-british-wwii-bomb A young man has learned the risks of illegal parking, after the Paris police found his efforts so suspicious that they brought in the bomb squad. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161123/bomb-squad-explodes-paris-mans-badly-parked-porsche Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:34:44 +0100 bomb-squad-explodes-paris-mans-badly-parked-porsche Car bombs and other explosives could be part of the next stage in Isis's strategy, according to France's top security chief. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160712/french-intelligence-chief-fears-car-bombs-and-explosives Tue, 12 Jul 2016 19:07:10 +0200 french-intelligence-chief-fears-car-bombs-and-explosives This week has seen a total of eight high schools in Paris evacuated over bomb threats - some of them twice. Although the calls turned out to be hoaxes police were forced to take them seriously. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160129/who-is-causing-panic-at-frances-high-schools Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:32:09 +0100 who-is-causing-panic-at-frances-high-schools Authorities have given the all-clear to two Paris-bound Air France flights from the United States that were diverted on Tuesday after anonymous bomb threats, officials and media reported. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151118/bomb-scare-diverts-us-air-france-flights-paris Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:04:35 +0100 bomb-scare-diverts-us-air-france-flights-paris The German national football team were evacuated from their hotel in Paris after a bomb threat against the building, team manager Oliver Bierhoff confirmed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151113/bomb-threat-hits-german-football-team-in-paris Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:32:12 +0100 bomb-threat-hits-german-football-team-in-paris In what could have been a scene from a Hollywood film, a French village went into lockdown on Tuesday after several parcels marked 'Made in Syria' were found in a house being renovated. But not everything was at it seemed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151006/town-evacuated-over-made-in-syria-soap Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:30:22 +0200 town-evacuated-over-made-in-syria-soap An investigation has been launched in Rome after an explosive package was sent to the French embassy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150813/letter-bomb-sent-to-french-embassy-in-rome Thu, 13 Aug 2015 11:48:02 +0200 letter-bomb-sent-to-french-embassy-in-rome Access to the port of Calais in northern France was closed on Sunday as demining teams prepared to defuse several World War II bombs discovered during construction work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150607/calais-port-closed-for-wwii-bomb-defusing Sun, 07 Jun 2015 14:43:06 +0200 calais-port-closed-for-wwii-bomb-defusing A university professor accused of the deadly 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue will be extradited to France, Canada's Supreme Court has ruled on Thursday after refusing to hear his final plea to avoid this fate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141113/paris-bombing-suspect-awaits-extradition-ruling Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:00:00 +0100 paris-bombing-suspect-awaits-extradition-ruling An American press report says a former French intelligence agent has joined Al Qaeda and was targeted by US airstrikes in Syria, but officials in France said it's not true. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141006/french-intelligence-agent-joined-al-qaeda Mon, 06 Oct 2014 18:18:00 +0200 french-intelligence-agent-joined-al-qaeda Following the beheading of a French hostage, authorities have expanded to 40 countries the list of places where French visitors should use “utmost vigilance”. Some on the list may surprise you. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140926/france-expands-travel-warnings-to-40-countries Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:11:00 +0200 france-expands-travel-warnings-to-40-countries The outrage from the Muslim community and the rest of France has been potent since Islamic militants beheaded a French tourist in Algeria. The Local hit the streets of Paris to get of the sense the mood of a public still in shock. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140925/muslims-france-beheading-gourdel-algeria-isis Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:09:00 +0200 muslims-france-beheading-gourdel-algeria-isis A handmade bomb exploded outside a French church in the Italian capital of Rome on Friday just hours before the French President François Hollande was due in the city for a landmark meeting with Pope Francis. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140124/breaking-blast-outside-french-church-in-rome Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:26:00 +0100 breaking-blast-outside-french-church-in-rome A holiday-maker in south-western France got an unexpected ‘blast from the past’ this week, after a bomb dating from World War II detonated and left him with burns to his body. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130828/curious-french-beachgoer-burned-by-world-war-ii-bomb Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:01:00 +0200 curious-french-beachgoer-burned-by-world-war-ii-bomb In a discreet laboratory in Kabul, a French military officer scans a long list of telephone numbers scrolling down a computer screen. "This is the call that triggered the explosion," he says, pointing. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130707/french-run-bomb-lab-in-kabul-hunts-for-killer-clues Sun, 07 Jul 2013 13:59:00 +0200 french-run-bomb-lab-in-kabul-hunts-for-killer-clues