5 terror attacks foiled in France since Charlie Hebdo massacre: PMApril 23, 2015 - 12:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French police have foiled five terror attacks in recent months, Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said, according to BBC News. He told French radio that the latest was a planned attack on churches in the Paris suburb of Villejuif. A French-Algerian man was arrested on Sunday, April 19 over the alleged plan, after he apparently shot himself by accident and called an ambulance. France stepped up security following attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in January. "The threat has never been so high," Mr Valls told France Inter radio. "We have never had to face this kind of terrorism in our history." He said 1,573 French citizens or residents had been implicated in "terror networks" - 442 of those were currently believed to be in Syria. Ninety-seven of those had died in Syria or Iraq, including seven while carrying out suicide attacks, he added. Related links: Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. |