US warns of Europe Christmas terror

Caution urged at festivals and markets as France arrests seven in anti-terror raids in Strasbourg and Marseilles

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A French soldier stands guard at the Strasbourg Christmas market in November 2015
(Image credit: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images)

US officials have warned that Europe could face a wave of terror attacks over Christmas, after French security services said they had thwarted a plot linked to Islamic State.

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