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           Prosecutors: Islamic State Ordered Failed Attack on France

   by Reuters

   A thwarted attack on military targets in France attempted by three
   suspects currently in detention followed an order made by a Syria-based
   member of Islamic State, French prosecutors said in a statement on
   Friday.

   It said the three suspects were now being investigated on charges of
   preparing a terrorist act.

   French authorities said this week they had arrested individuals
   suspected of preparing an attack in January 2016 involving the
   beheading of a senior military official in the south of France.
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