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 Various media sites in France including Le Monde and BFM TV have decided to stop publishing images of terrorist killers to avoid giving them the notoriety and glorification they crave, which may also encourage others to commit copycat acts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160727/media-in-france-pull-photos-of-jihadists-over-glorification-fears Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:52:52 +0200 media-in-france-pull-photos-of-jihadists-over-glorification-fears UPDATED: One of the young Islamic radicals suspected of plotting to decapitate a French army officer has said that an IS jihadist told him to "hit" France, a prosecutor said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150717/terror-plot-suspects-to-go-before-french-judge Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:35:46 +0200 terror-plot-suspects-to-go-before-french-judge Almost one month on from the deadly terror attacks that shook the country, the French are still asking questions and searching for answers as to how and why the terrorists could have turned on their own people and what lies in store. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150205/france-still-soul-searchin-one-month-after-shootings Thu, 05 Feb 2015 09:32:00 +0100 france-still-soul-searchin-one-month-after-shootings UPDATED: Five Russian nationals of Chechen origin have been arrested in France with explosives, a French prosecutor revealed on Tuesday. On the same day it emerged that counter-terrorism police may also have thwarted an attack in Lyon. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150120/five-russians-held-in-france-on-suspicion-of-planning Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:17:00 +0100 five-russians-held-in-france-on-suspicion-of-planning Several terrorist plots against France have been foiled in recent months including one planned to target the famous Nice Carnival, French security services revealed on Monday. The news comes as France remains on high alert for attacks from extremists. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141103/terrorist-attacks-foiled-in-france Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:29:00 +0100 terrorist-attacks-foiled-in-france The UK’s Foreign Office has issued a warning to the millions of Brits who head to France each year that there is a “high threat” from terrorism in the country and mentions the risk of "indiscriminate attacks". https://www.thelocal.fr/20141006/uk-warns-of-high-terrorism-threat-in-france Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:30:00 +0200 uk-warns-of-high-terrorism-threat-in-france France is the country in Europe most affected by terrorism with the majority of the attacks taking place in Europe in 2013 occurring in France, a new report revealed on Wednesday. It comes as France remains on alert for terrorist attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140528/france-europes-capital-of-terrorism Wed, 28 May 2014 14:33:00 +0200 france-europes-capital-of-terrorism A jihadist group repeated its call for attacks on French soil as well as the assassination of President François Hollande in revenge for the European nation's recent interventions in Africa, terrorist monitoring group SITE said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140324/terror-group-repeats-calls-for-attacks-on-france Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:00:00 +0100 terror-group-repeats-calls-for-attacks-on-france A Sri Lankan man wanted on an international arrest warrant for terrorism, was discovered in France by accident, after he walked into a police station to complain about poor working conditions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140115/wanted-terrorist Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:32:21 +0100 wanted-terrorist A young Parisian woman was charged by anti-terrorist police in the French capital on Thursday for conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism. It is alleged she proposed sites in Paris to Al Qaeda over the internet that could be targeted in terrorist attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131004/paris-woman-proposed-targets-to-al-qaeda Fri, 04 Oct 2013 10:55:00 +0200 paris-woman-proposed-targets-to-al-qaeda A webmaster from Normandy, northern France was arrested and charged on Thursday for "provoking" and condoning terrorism. He is accused of translating articles from the jihadist magazine Inspire into French. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130920/french-webmaster-held-for-provoking-terrorism Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:39:00 +0200 french-webmaster-held-for-provoking-terrorism