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Moroccan-Italian Brothers Arrested for Planned Antisemitic Attack

3/16/2026

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Anti-terror prosecutors arrested two Moroccan-Italian brothers, aged 22 and 20, in northern France for allegedly planning a deadly and antisemitic attack.
Police found a semi-automatic weapon, hydrochloric acid, and an ISIS flag in their vehicle near a prison, and the brothers are in pre-trial detention.
Prosecutors say the brothers radicalized over the past two years and formed plans after concluding they could not travel to Syria or Palestine.

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Anti-terror prosecutors arrested two Moroccan-Italian brothers, aged 22 and 20, in northern France for allegedly planning a deadly and antisemitic attack.
Police found a semi-automatic weapon, hydrochloric acid, and an ISIS flag in their vehicle near a prison, and the brothers are in pre-trial detention.
Prosecutors say the brothers radicalized over the past two years and formed plans after concluding they could not travel to Syria or Palestine.