France: Neo-Nazi Cell Arrested on Suspected Attack Plot

By Staff,Agencies

Three members of a small neo-Nazi group in France were indicted Friday evening over an alleged plot to a masonic lodge, a judicial source told French media. 

The trio was arrested on Tuesday in eastern France and handed over to the country's anti-terrorism prosecutor. 

These three suspects, two men, aged 29 and 56, and a woman, 53, were indicted for "criminal terrorist association," according to French media sources.

The Associated Press also reported that the three were among six people arrested Tuesday in the Bas-Rhin and Doubs regions.

The judicial source said the alleged neo-Nazi cell was already on the radar of local authorities, who collected intelligence on the trio via communication operations and stake-outs.

France has seen an uptick in extremist violence in recent years.