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France detains man suspected of spying on drone factory for Russia
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France detains man suspected of spying on drone factory for Russia

Le Monde (English) · Jun 19, 2026, 10:55 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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A 48-year-old Belarus-born man allegedly targeted the Delair factory near Toulouse in southwestern France. The site was attacked with Molotov cocktails the day before his arrest, but the devices failed to explode. It remains unclear whether the two incidents are linked.

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