International
War on terrorism: 2 Syrians arrested in Geneva
After three days of raising terror threat levels in Switzerland, two people carrying Syrian passports were arrested in Geneva on terror charges, the office of the Attorney General of Switzerland reveals.
The Attorney General also revealed that neither suspect was linked to the four possibly Paris-related suspects Swiss authorities were looking for in the area earlier this week.
The Syrians were arrested for “suspicion of manufacture, concealment and transport of explosives and toxic gases,” as well as on suspicion of supporting groups such as al Qaeda, ISIS and similar organizations, the Office of the Attorney General said.
Read also: Grenade attack on Ethiopia’s biggest mosque
“Traces of explosives were found in the suspects’ car, but it appeared that the suspects did not have explosives themselves, or toxic gas or traces of toxic gas.” Geneva Prosecutor General Olivier Jornot said at a press conference.
RipplesNigeria …without borders, without fears
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...