Overview
- Four men aged 26 to 38 were arrested Monday by DGSI in the Paris region and western France and are now in pre-trial detention.
- The intended target was Vladimir Ossetschkin, head of Gulagu.net, who confirmed the plot and says he is safe under police protection.
- Anti-terror prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into participation in a terrorist criminal association preparing crimes against persons.
- Investigators report three suspects filmed Ossetschkin’s home and another frequented site in April, and say the suspects’ accounts conflicted.
- Sources say the group includes men from Dagestan with one French national, while inquiries continue into motives, networks and possible backing.