French police arrest ‘incel' suspected of planning knife attack on women
The arrest on Wednesday was part of PNAT's first case linked to the 'incel' (involuntary celibate) movement, an online network of men motivated to engage in violence against women whom they believe unjustly reject their sexual or romantic advances.
PNAT confirmed on Tuesday that it had opened a judicial investigation 'against a young man, aged 18, claiming to be a member of the incel movement', adding that he was being investigated for allegedly 'associating with terrorist criminals to prepare one or more crimes against people'.
A source close to the investigation confirmed French media reports that the suspect was arrested near a school in the Saint-Étienne region in central France, and that the man, who was carrying two knives, was suspected of planning to attack women.
Ideologies based on distrust and hatred towards women have been gaining mainstream interest worldwide over the past decade through online channels, especially social media platforms.
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