Four individuals have been indicted and placed in pre-trial detention in France's east-central city of Saint-Etienne on suspicion of plotting a terror attack during the November 17 protests against fuel price hikes, local media reported, citing sources.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 20th November, 2018) Four individuals have been indicted and placed in pre-trial detention in France's east-central city of Saint-Etienne on suspicion of plotting a terror attack during the November 17 protests against fuel price hikes, local media reported, citing sources.
The men, including two brothers aged 23 and 35, were arrested by the French counterterrorism police (SDAT) on November 13. Five days later, they were indicted and placed in pre-trial detention for creating a terrorist cell and plotting an attack, according to Le Parisien newspaper.
One of the suspects is said to have sent a text message to his fiancee saying that "blood will spill on November 17," the newspaper reported.
Large-scale demonstrations were held across France on Saturday, protesting the rise in diesel and gasoline prices. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Monday that more than 500 people had been injured in France during the protests.
