Two minors, including a Russian national, have been placed in custody in Paris on suspicion of plotting an antisemitic attack, according to judicial and press sources.
The Russian, a Chechen 16-year-old who came to France with his mother four years ago, had sent a photo on WhatsApp of himself holding a knife and announced that he was “going to kill Jews in five days,” Le Parisien newspaper reports.
He was in contact with the other 16-year-old, who lives in the Paris region, and threatened to target a site of religious worship, the newspaper adds.
Confirming the press reports, France’s national anti-terror prosecutor’s office tells AFP that the pair had been charged with “participation in a terrorist criminal association with the aim of preparing one or more crimes against persons.”
France has charged 20 minors for terrorism-related offenses in 2025 so far, with prosecutors pointing to an uptick in young people being indicted for such plots over the past five years.
The pair’s detention brings this year’s total past the 19 minors charged with terrorism-related offenses across the whole of 2024.
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