A Muslim cleric? You’d think he would know all about how Islam is really a benign religion of peace, and that jihad terrorists are misunderstanding the religion. Yet he clearly doesn’t think all that, and French authorities are not about to ponder the implications of that fact.
“France foils terror plot: Cleric arrested,” Shafaq News, March 22, 2025:
The man, born in 1993, is under formal investigation for preparing a terrorist act and promoting terrorism online. He was taken into custody on Friday after appearing before a judge.
A source familiar with the case told AFP that investigators had identified the suspect’s interest in drone technology, attempts to acquire explosive materials, and research into possible targets between late 2023 and late 2024. No confirmed operational link between these activities has been established.
The suspect had previously been jailed in October 2024 for glorifying terrorism, the source noted, adding that he also lived in Syria and Iraq between 2014 and 2015 and has a criminal record related to that period….
somehistory says
Score-keeper, write one down for the good guys. Perhaps he will not be freed to act again.