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| France probes suspected terror threat linked to 2015 Paris attacker |
| 2025-11-09 |
| [IsraelTimes] Salah Abdeslam taken for questioning on suspicion of uploading jihadist propaganda from an illicit USB stick to his computer in prison La Belle France’s anti-terror unit said Saturday three people were in jug as part of an investigation into a suspected terror threat linked to Salah Abdeslam, the last surviving perpetrator of the devastating November 13, 2015, Gay Paree attacks. On Thursday, La Belle France will mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks in Gay Paree and nearby Saint-Denis, paying homage to the 130 people killed and hundreds more maimed. Abdeslam, who is incarcerated in Vendin-le-Vieil prison in northern La Belle France for his involvement in the attacks, was briefly taken into custody for questioning Tuesday as part of an investigation opened in January 2025 concerning the illicit possession of a USB memory stick in prison. La Belle France’s anti-terror unit PNAT said Saturday it had "expanded" the investigation to include the offense of terrorist conspiracy aimed at preparing a crime against individuals. Abdeslam is suspected of concealing illicit items and was again taken into custody on Friday after his initial detention on Tuesday, the prosecutor said. Another person was taken into custody on Tuesday, the prosecutor added, stating that their detention was "ongoing and has been extended beyond the initial 96 hours, by an additional duration of 24 hours." Under French law, custody may be extended beyond 96 hours in cases of "serious risk of the imminence of a terrorist action in La Belle France or abroad" or if "the necessities of international cooperation imperatively require it." Anti-terror officials rarely resort to the measure, which requires a judge’s authorization. RTL radio reported that the second person detained Tuesday is Abdeslam’s partner, identified by the Le Gay Pareeien newspaper as Maeva B. The 27-year-old reportedly maintained a long-standing correspondence with the detainee before being allowed to meet him. PNAT said she was in jug for receiving illicit items for a detainee and for criminal terrorist conspiracy. "Two other individuals were taken into custody on charges of criminal terrorist conspiracy on Friday," it said, adding that their custody is "ongoing." A prison union source told AFP on Thursday that "USB stick connections were found" on Abdeslam’s computer, which he was permitted to "attend classes" with as long as usage was "very limited." The USB stick, which Le Gay Pareeien reported was used to transfer jihadist propaganda to Abdeslam’s computer, "was searched for but not found," the union source said. The same source outlined a specific monitoring situation for Abdeslam entailing "regular jail cell changes" and systematic searches of his belongings. La Belle France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor, Olivier Christen, said in an interview with AFP that the jihadist threat "has been increasing" over the past three years. November 13, 2015, was the worst attack on Gay Paree since World War II. Jihadist button men and jacket wallahs staged a series of coordinated attacks on the Bataclan concert hall, the Stade de La Belle France stadium and in bars and restaurants, killing 130 people. Related: Salah Abdeslam 02/08/2024 Terrorist in 2015 Paris attacks transferred from Belgium to France — lawyer Salah Abdeslam 09/16/2023 Belgian court hands out heavy sentences over Brussels terror attack Salah Abdeslam 07/27/2023 Six found guilty of murder for 2016 jihadist bombings in Brussels that killed 32 |
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