Police raids by France after a wave of prison attacks

Twenty -five people were arrested in the early morning raids in France in response to a wave of coordinated attacks on prisons and houses of prison officers in April.

The raids are passing all over the country on Monday, including in the capital of Paris, Marseille and Bordeaux in the south and in Lyon.

French Justice Minister Geral Darmanin suggested that the attacks are the work of gangs that avenged against new government repression on drug trafficking.

The most serious incidents occurred for five nights earlier this month, and the vehicles were launched, and two jailers were aimed at the gun in that Darmanin called “terrorist attacks”.

Among the oriented prisons in Tulon, AIX-EN-PROVENCE, MArseille, Valence and Nîmes in the south of France, as well as in Vilepin and Nanterre, near Paris.

In one of the most serious attacks, on April 15, the firing on the prison gate was opened in the Toulon in the La -Fordel prison.

On April 13, the French government stated that there were at least 65 recorded prisons or prison officers, Le Figaro reports.

French media say one group claiming that the prisoners are defending the rights of the prisoners has claimed the attacks over the past two weeks in a series of messages on the Telegram social network.

President Emmanuel Macron promised that the attackers would be “found”.

French anti -terrorist prosecutors have so far announced 25 arrests on Monday.

Some of them were in prisons, and the suspected surgery leaders, who are believed to have sent the attacks assigned to the interrogations, according to the French BFMTV television presenter.

Responding to the arrests, Darmanin said: we are still committed to the law and the republic in our tireless fight against drug trafficking. “

Meanwhile, the Interior Minister Bruno Retalo praised the “great professionalism of” investigators that “made it possible to achieve results in a very short time.”

Both ministers promised more severe actions against drug -related crime.

This week, the upper and lower houses of France are preparing to vote on a bill, which to create a special prosecutor’s office with new powers for investigators.