Five people detained in Meurthe-et-Moselle in a criminal terrorist association investigation

Five people have been arrested and remanded in custody in France following an anti-terrorist operation in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. The operation was coordinated by the intelligence services and is part of an investigation into a criminal terrorist association of villains. These arrests come against a backdrop of an extremely high level of terrorist threat, and the Interior Minister has urged extreme vigilance over the Christmas and Epiphany period. According to news.ro, the Counter-Terrorism Branch has taken over the investigation and details of the charges have not yet been released. The operation highlights the importance and necessity of security measures in the face of persistent terrorist threats.