Social media fuelling terror threat in France, says minister 10 years on from Charlie Hebdo attack

The threat of a terrorist attack on France is being fuelled by social media and has never been greater, the country’s interior minister has said, 10 years after gunmen killed 12 people in an attack on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper. Speaking on the anniversary of the massacre at the paper’s offices, Bruno Retailleau said French intelligence had foiled nine planned attacks last year – three targeting the Olympic Games – and the country “could be hit tomorrow”. Retailleau, who was appointed last September, said it was the largest number of prevented attacks since 2017. The threat, he said, came from

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