(TheLocal)- Elite police commando units were carrying out several counter-terrorism in the Paris suburb of Argenteuil on Thursday afternoon, according to reports in the French press.
The raids, which began around 2.30pm were being carried out at two separate addresses in the suburb but it is unclear at this stage what had prompted the police to act.
French news channel Itéle quoted police sources saying the raids were being carried out by internal intelligence services and specialist Swat teams from the elite police unit Raid.
Police told Le Figaro newspaper that the raids were ordered after an intelligence tip off from an anonymous member of the public. The information suggested a violent attack may have been being planned, the source told the newspaper.
Security cordons had been set up around the site where the raids were taking place
French authorities have not officially confirmed the motive for the raids that took place in the same suburb of Argenteuil that saw a major counter-terror operation in March that led to the arrest of Reda Kriket,