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Halloween terror costume gets Frenchman arrested

Police in southern France arrested a young man celebrating Halloween early on Tuesday after passers-by alerted them to a menacing figure brandishing a rifle and shouting "Allahu Akbar" -- Arabic for 'God is greatest'.

A woman lays a placard reading in Arabic "No to terrorism" during a candlelight vigil outside the French consulate in the Moroccan capital Rabat on November 15, 2015, in solidarity with the victims of coordinated attacks in Paris.
A woman lays a placard reading in Arabic "No to terrorism" during a candlelight vigil outside the French consulate in the Moroccan capital Rabat on November 15, 2015, in solidarity with the victims of coordinated attacks in Paris. AFP PHOTO / STR
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The rifle turned out to be fake and the 26-year-old suspect, who was dressed in black and khaki, told investigators he didn't understand what the problem was, a police source in the southern city of Toulouse said.

The youth said he had just dressed up for a night out, telling investigators: "You can do anything on Halloween".

French police and citizens are on high alert after a series of deadly attacks by Islamic extremists over the past two years, which claimed more than 200 lives.
 

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