France: Two arrested in Paris during counterterrorism raid Sep. 6

Event

Security sources said that two people were arrested during a counterterrorism raid in Villejuif, a suburb of Paris, on Wednesday, September 6. Police officers arrested the two suspects after finding bomb-making material in an empty flat earlier in the day on Boulevard Chastenet-de-Géry. According to media reports, gas bottles, electrical wires, and possible detonators were recovered during the raid. Avoid the area.

Context

France has been under a state of emergency since the November 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in the Paris region that killed 130 people. On June 6, a man armed with a hammer attacked a police officer in front of Notre Dame Cathedral; the officer was lightly wounded and the assailant was shot and killed. On April 20, a shooting targeting French police on the Avenue des Champs Elysées left one officer dead; the assailant was killed. In March, an armed man briefly took a French soldier hostage at Orly Airport before being shot dead.

Advice

Individuals in Paris are advised to monitor the situation, avoid the area of the police operations, and to adhere to all instructions issued by the local authorities.