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The arrests occur as Mr. Macron travels to the battlefields of northern France
Six people were arrested in France on suspicion of planning a "violent" attack on President Emmanuel Macron, officials said.
The individuals, who are five men and one woman, were collected by the French security services in Brittany, in the north-east and south-east of France.
An investigation is underway on a "criminal terrorist association," said a judicial source.
The details of the suspects and the alleged conspiracy have not yet been unveiled.
"This investigation looks at a plot, vague and ill-defined at this stage, involving violent action against the president of the republic," said the prosecutor Tuesday.
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The suspects were reportedly monitored by the Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI).
The arrests took place in eastern France, in Moselle and Isère, and in the north of Ile-et-Vilaine, officials said.
It is the day that Mr. Macron walks on the battlefields of northern France on the occasion of the centenary of the Armistice.
Last year, a 23-year-old man was charged with conspiracy to murder Mr. Macron during the July 14 parade on July 14, after the police were alerted by users of a video games discussion forum.
