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French network’s broadcasts hacked by group claiming IS ties

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PARIS (AP) — Hackers claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group simultaneously blacked out 11 channels of a French global TV network and took over its website and social media accounts on Thursday, in what appeared to be the most ambitious media attack so far by the extremist group.

Anti-terror prosecutors opened an investigation into the attack that began late Wednesday and blocked TV5 Monde from functioning part of the day Thursday. Operations were fully re-established Thursday evening.

France’s interior minister, while counseling caution until investigators find hard evidence, said the attack was likely a terrorist act. “Numerous elements converge to suggest the cause of this attack is, indeed, a terrorist act,” Bernard Cazeneuve said at a news conference.

France is “absolutely determined to catch those who want to strike at its heart,” the minister said.

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Perhaps the hacker was this guy, who has just been arrested.

An Islamic extremist planning an imminent attack on one or more churches has been arrested in Paris, say the French authorities.

The 24-year-old man is also accused of killing a young woman shortly before his arrest, according to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.

The computer science student is said to have lived in France for several years and had been "flagged" by the security services last year.

http://news.sky.com/story/1469856/exremist-held-in-paris-over-church-attack-plan

Although his forte appears to have been church attacks. and '' Allegedly '' killing a young woman.

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