Same group as in Italy. “France Detains Nine in Anti-Terror Sweep,” from AP, :
PARIS – French police on Monday detained nine people suspected of ties to a fundamentalist Algerian militant group possibly planning to attack France, officials said….
French television station LCI said the group, known by its French initials GSPC, was suspected of planning attacks in France.
The GSPC is the most structured group among Algerian Islamic insurgents battling the North African state since 1992 in a bid to topple the government. In recent years, it has turned its sights on jihad, or holy war, beyond Algerian borders.