French police detain 25 suspects in prison attacks investigation

A full of 25 individuals suspected of engagement successful attacks connected France's prisons and situation guards were detained by French constabulary connected Monday.

The swoop came aft weeks of probe into 15 attacks connected prisons which occurred crossed France implicit a two-week play successful April. Close to 200 investigators are moving connected the probe.

The nationalist anti-terrorist prosecutor's bureau stated that Monday's arrests marked a infinitesimal of “significant progress” successful the thrust to place the culprits and “commanders” down the attacks.

Police detained a archetypal question of 22 suspects astatine 6am section clip Monday, portion 3 much were taken into custody astatine 10am section time.

Individuals were detained successful locations crossed France, which scope from the environs of Paris to Marseille, Lyon and Bordeaux.

According to broadcaster Franceinfo, a root adjacent to the lawsuit said that the situation attacks appeared to beryllium coordinated and linked to a authorities crackdown connected cause trafficking which was launched successful February.

A radical calling itself the “defence of the rights of French prisoners” (défense des droits des prisonniers français, oregon DDPF) has claimed work for the attacks.

The DDPF has targeted prisons, arsenic good arsenic situation officers, posting videos and threats connected its Telegram channel.

In a station shared connected X Monday morning, French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said helium welcomed "the apprehension of the presumed perpetrators of the attacks against situation officers and prisons successful our country."

"Strength remains with the instrumentality and the Republic successful our relentless combat against cause trafficking", added Darmanin.