Four teenage girls detained in France for allegedly plotting attacks

ThreeThree teenage girls and an 18-year-old woman have been detained in different parts of France as suspects in attack plots, the Paris prosecutor’s office said, reports The Guardian.

The four teenagers are suspected of taking part in an online chat channel, called “The Lionesses”, through the Telegram instant messaging application, the office said.

Prosecutors allege they spoke of the possibility of preparing “violent actions”.

Three of the detained teens are minors, ages 14, 15 and 17. The fourth turned 18 in January, the office said.

Read more of this report from The Guardian.