Paris June 25 (IANS) French anti-terrorism units have detained a group of ultra far-rightists suspected of planning assaults against Muslim community in the country Interior Minister Gerard Collomb has said.

Collomb on Sunday wrote on Twitter: "Arrest of individuals linked to the ultra-right suspected of acting " Xinhua news agency reported.

During police raids in Paris region Corsica Island and cities in central and southwestern France ten followers of radical far-right movement were detained at the weekend as part of an inquiry opened on June 14 into plans of attacks targeting Muslims Le Parisien newspaper reported citing a source close to the investigation.

Aged between 32 and 69 years the suspects planned "a violent attack with ill-defined outlines at this stage targeting people of Muslim faith " it said.

The 10 men among them a retired police officer were unknown to the police and were placed into custody for 96 hours.

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