An attempted break-in at the Indian Air Force Rafale Project Management Team in a suburb of Paris in France was foiled on Sunday night.

Notably, this happened in the presence of an Indian team in France, headed by a Group Captain rank officer to oversee the 36 Rafale aircraft production and training of Indian personnel, news agency ANI quoted sources, as saying.

The Ministry of Defence has already been briefed about the incident. However, no official statement has yet been made by the ministry.

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