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Six People Suspected of Planning Terror Attack Detained in France - Reports

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An investigation into alleged preparations for a terrorist attack at a Christmas market in the northeastern French city of Reims is underway, according to the France 3 TV channel.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — French authorities detained six people in Reims, as well as in the prefectures of Aube and Ardennes on Tuesday and Wednesday over suspicion of planning a terrorist attack, according to France 3 TV channel.

Local media reports have suggested that weapons had been seized during the operation.

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However, officials have not yet determined how real the threat of an attack was, with the Reims prosecutor saying in a statement that they have no evidence at the moment that could be transferred to the Central Counterterrorism Department of the Prosecution Service.

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Earlier this week, another six suspects were detained during an anti-terror operation in Germany. According to local media, the detainees, suspected of connection to the Daesh terrorist group, were planning an attack at a Christmas market in the German city of Essen.

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The latest attack at a Christmas market occurred almost a year ago, in December 2016, when a truck rammed into a crowd in the center of Berlin leaving 12 people dead and almost 50 injured. The attacker, identified as a 24-year-old Tunisian national Anis Amri, was shot dead several days later by the Italian police in Milan.

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