France Arrests 10 In Terror Crackdown -- Voice of America
French police arrested 10 people in a series of pre-dawn raids, part on an ongoing crackdown against suspected Islamic extremists.
Wednesday's raids targeted Roubaix, near the border with Belgium, and the southern port city of Marseille.
French officials speaking on the condition of anonymity said the 10 suspects were tracked on extremist websites and had expressed a willingness to wage jihad (holy war). Some may also have been trying to attend jihadist training camps along the Afghan-Pakistan border.
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