France Arrests Six Over Plot to Attack Macron: Official

France Arrests Six Over Plot to Attack Macron: Official
French President Emmanuel Macron waits for a guest at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on Oct. 9, 2018. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol
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PARIS—French police on Nov. 6, arrested five men and a woman, all from a radical group, suspected of plotting to attack French President Emmanuel Macron, an official close to the investigation said.

The source said France’s domestic spy agency (DGSI) ordered the raids in three different regions after obtaining intelligence that raised suspicion of an “imprecise and loosely-formed” plan for “violent action” against the president.