Islamiske terrorangreb forhindret i Paris

For nogle dage siden arresterede fransk politi 9 mand under en razzia mod islamiske ekstremister i Paris. Fire af dem er nu under efterforskning for at planlægge terrorangreb i Frankrig. Fra The Guardian:

The men were among nine people arrested in police raids Monday to the west and northwest of Paris. The sweep came after a tip from Algerian authorities, who informed the French that a suspect they had recently arrested spoke of planned attacks by the cell in France.

The four suspects include Safe Bourada, the cell's suspected leader who was a previously convicted Islamic militant, and three of his accomplices.

Authorities have said they believe that the alleged cell's targets included the Paris subway, one of the French capital's airports and the headquarters of the police intelligence and counterterrorism agency known as the DST. ..

Bourada was among 36 Islamic militants sentenced in February 1998 for providing support for bomb attacks that terrorized France in 1995. He received the maximum 10-year sentence, but won early release in 2003. Police say he had been under surveillance ever since.

Man spekulerer på hvorfor faen en af mændene bag en serie af terrorangreb overhovedet bliver løsladt efter kun at have udstået halvdelen af sin straf. Men franskmændene om det.

Henrik