suspects were planning an imminent attack. they were arrested near month peel yea in the south of france. according to police, the group had purchased materials to make a bomb. those explosives were the same type as were used in attacks in paris and brussels. at least one of the suspects was known to intelligence services and was thought to have plans to travel to syria, and the 16-year-old girl you mentioned who was detained has allegedly appeared in a video pledging allegiance to isis. all this follows an incident a week ago when a man tried to stab a french soldier near the louvre museum in paris. he is now facing charges of attempted murder. the french government says it ts was an attempted terrorist attack. of course, france is still under a state of emergency after mass attacks over the past two years. thousands of police and soldiers patrol the streets of paris and other major cities as a precaution. french authorities have