French police may have thwarted a plot to kidnap a Jewish magistrate last week.
According to AFP, the raid on 16 suspected Islamists last week has led investigators to plans to target members of the country's Jewish community.
A source told the agency: "It looks like some of them planned to carry out kidnappings, including that of a magistrate who has a Jewish-sounding name," as well as a Jewish magistrate in Lyon.
Three of those who were arrested last week have been released, but it is expected that the remainder will be charged later today.
