French police have seized ten far-Right militants reportedly suspected of plotting to kill politicians and launch attacks on migrants and mosques.

Aged between 17 and 25 and including one woman and two minors, the suspects were arrested in raids in Seine-Saint-Denis, northeast of Paris, and near Marseille, southern France.

According to French media, politicians on the suspects' wish list included Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leftist leader, and Christophe Castaner, spokesman of Emmanuel Macron's government.

According to M6, they dropped the idea of attacking Mr Mélenchon after he failed to reach the final round of the presidential elections.

Other potential targets reportedly included migrants, mosques, a flea market in Marseille and an Indian restaurant in Aix-en-Provence.