France: Three Men Arrested for Suicide Terror Plot

Three young men, ages 19 to 24, have been arrested in France for plotting terror attacks with the use of suicide belts in the name of the Islamic State.

The article below is translated by Fousesquawk.

Planned Kamikaze attack in the north: Three youths detained

A case has been opened by the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office. Two suspects have been detained, and a third has been placed under judicial supervision.

Lola Dhers for Le Point

Posted April 7, 2025 at 00:11

Caption: Ages 19 to 24, the three suspects were arrested by police of the  General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI).

It would be at least the second plan of Sunni jihadist-inspired violent action thwarted since the start of 2025 in France. Three men, ages 19 to 24, were arrested this week by police of the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) and placed in custody in the framework of a case opened by the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office (Pnat) for “criminal terrorist association”, “possession of incendiary substances or product”, and “explosives in relation to a terrorist enterprise”, and “failure to report a crime”, Le Parisien revealed Sunday, April 6.

Appearing before an anti-terrorist judge in Paris and charged this Sunday, the suspects are from Lille and Dunkirk. Two of them were placed in provisional detention, the third was released under judicial supervision. The police were reportedly alerted last week by a relative of one of the young men who feared the commission of an act because the suspects had shared their willingness to commit an attack in the name of the Islamic State organization on social media. Morad M., the youngest and the leader of the group, reportedly called for “the unbelievers to drown in their blood.”

Several attack targets mentioned

According to Le Parisien and RTL (News), Morad M. was already known to territorial intelligence police but was not listed in the files of radicalized persons (FSPRT). He had already taken part in the network of videos supporting the perpetrators of attacks in France, such as Khamzat Azimov, a 20-year-old Chechen, who carried out the knife attack in the Opera quarter in 2018, and the Bataclan terrorists. 

During the search of his residence, the investigators reportedly found a homemade belt capable of holding explosive devices and which would be used in a kamikaze attack. The three men were also interested in the making of TATP on the Internet, an explosive popular with terrorists. A letter of allegiance to the Islamic State group, as well as attack targets, were also reportedly among the discoveries. Several targets were mentioned, according to RTL. Among them, a youth center in the north, a nightclub, and a site belonging to the Jewish community.