Six men were charged and detained on Saturday in relation to a planned attack in Sarcelles earlier this month, France's National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) announced.
As The Jerusalem Post previously reported, 300 people were evacuated on Saturday, 11 July, from a neighborhood in Sarcelles, north of Paris, after the Anti-Crime Brigade (BAC) and General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) were alerted to a possible Islamist terrorist attack targeting a synagogue.
A suspicious vehicle was found containing a Kalashnikov-type assault rifle with several magazines and a Beretta pistol, also loaded with a magazine.
The vehicle was unoccupied when it was discovered by security forces. It was also found to have been stolen, and its license plates had been partially removed.
PNAT said Saturday that the target of the attack remains unclear at this stage, but that the men have been charged with several common law offenses, such as organized robbery and the transport and transfer of weapons.