France Arrests Brothers in Antisemitic Terror Plot

French authorities have arrested two brothers in northern France on suspicion of plotting a deadly antisemitic terrorist attack, prosecutors announced Sunday, amid heightened global concerns over violence against Jewish communities.

The suspects, identified as 22-year-old engineering student Elyasse H. and 20-year-old Moad H., hold dual Moroccan and Italian citizenship. They were detained last Tuesday near a prison in the town of Longuenesse, where police observed them operating a drone from inside a vehicle, according to the national antiterrorism prosecutors office, known as PNAT. A search of the car uncovered a loaded semiautomatic weapon, a bottle of hydrochloric acid, aluminum foil and an Islamic State group flag draped over the driver's headrest.

During questioning, the brothers admitted they had been planning a terror attack in France with the goal of achieving martyrdom, PNAT stated. Prosecutors described the plot as having a "deadly and antisemitic nature," though they provided no specifics on potential targets or methods. The men face charges of criminal terrorist conspiracy and possession of a weapon linked to terrorism, and both have been placed in pretrial detention...