French
police have seized a rocket launcher and a huge cache of weapons in
Lyon after they launched a series of coordinated anti-terrorism raids
across the country on monday following the deadly attacks in Paris on
Friday.
Heavily
armed tactical units launched 168 pre-dawn raids at addresses in
Toulouse, Lyon, Grenoble, Calais and two suburbs of Paris. A
rocket launcher, flak jackets, several pistols and a Kalashnikov
assault rifle were among the cache of weapons seized in Lyon overnight.
French
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 104 people have been placed
under house arrest, while 23 suspects have been detained for
questioning.
He
said: 'It's just a start, these operations are going to continue, the
response of the Republic will be huge, will be total. The one who
targets the Republic, the Republic will catch him, will be
implacable.'
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