France arrests 10 in new raids on Islamists

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French police swooped on suspected radical Islamists in pre-dawn raids for the second time in less than a week Wednesday, arresting 10 people, a source close to the investigation said.
The raids were carried out in the southern port city of Marseille as well as Roubaix near the Belgian border, and in several other locations in the country’s south and southwest, the source said.
They came less than a week after 19 alleged Islamists were arrested in similar anti-terrorist swoops on Friday. Prosecutors have announced that they would seek terror charges against 13 of them.
French authorities have vowed a crackdown on Islamist extremists after self-confessed Al-Qaeda follower Mohamed Merah was shot dead in a police siege following a killing spree in which he murdered seven people, including three children.
The killings shocked the nation and came just weeks before France’s hotly-contested presidential election, with security becoming a major campaign theme and President Nicolas Sarkozy closing the gap in opinion polls on his main rival, Socialist Francois Hollande.

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  1. Whenever anything happens in Pakistan agaisnt Christian community,immediately protest start.But if anything goes wrong with Muslims,they are discouraged and severe punishment is awarded to them.WHAT IS THIS NON-SENSE AND STUPID ACTION BY THEM.WHY POP FATHER KEEPS SILENCE OVER THESE INCIDENTS.WHERE THE DEMOCRATIC AND LIBERALISATION MACHAINARIES ARE GONE.THINK AND RULE ALL THE PEOPLE WITH EQUAL RULES AND REGULATIONS NO DIFFERENCE SHOULD BE CREATED AMONG THE.

    • Butt sahib, Christian in Pakistan are not involved in terror activities, they are mostly victimised by people or the authorities. On the other hand very few Muslims in west not all, are actually live in those countries and hold veiws against them and sometime also involved in terrorist activities. Thats the the reason they end up being rounded by authorities. Baring very few, They do get justice if they are innocent of such crimes. Last but not the least, every country has right to defend and protect itself.

    • Do you understand the difference between the offenders and the offended?

      You can cite the case of Palestinians. And, yes, every fair person supports the Palestinian cause. But don't try to put their coat on radical islamists. That does not go very far…

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