Two men and a woman were in police custody early Friday evening, after the discovery the day before of homemade explosive devices in a building in Epinal, as part of an investigation by the National Counter-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office, it was said. learned from judicial sources. The main suspect is a 48-year-old Moroccan with an “S” file for radicalization. He has a physical disability and was recently incarcerated in a drug-related case, said a source familiar with the matter.
Followed for several years, he is particularly known for his relations with the Islamist group Forsane Alizza, dissolved in 2012 by the Ministry of the Interior. He boasted in December of knowing how to handle explosives, which alerted the authorities, the source added. A "home visit" (an administrative search) took place Thursday, during which black powder, electrical equipment, bolts and a pressure cooker were discovered in a cellar, said another source familiar with the matter. .
The companion of this man and a relative, with whom he was at the time of his arrest, are the other two people in police custody. These can last up to 96 hours. The investigations were entrusted to the Anti-Terrorism Sub-Directorate (Sdat) of the Judicial Police, the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) and the Interregional Directorate of the Judicial Police (DIPJ) in Strasbourg.
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