Three jihadist suspects arrested at Paris airport
2014-09-23 14:27:16.804 GMT
Sep. 23, 2014 (Xinhua) -- French police on Tuesday arrested
three men at Paris Orly airport, suspected of joining Syrian
insurgents in 2013, local media reported.
The three suspects, among them the brother-in-law of
Mohamed Merah, who killed seven people in southern France in
2012, have been placed under custody, the news channel BFMTV
said.
According to the report, the suspects joined Syria in April
2013 and have been arrested by Turkish authorities at the end of
August on their route to home.
Interior ministry's data showed more than 900 French
nationals and residents joined combats in Syria, among which 36
have been killed and 118 others returned home.
Under the anti-jihadist plan, France said it would ban
travels to conflicts zones where nationals would join fighters
and monitor those who returned home after a stay in Syria.
In the meantime, to curb the alarming number of radicalized
young French that joined fighters in Syria, the French
government has pledged to boost cybersecurity, stay in close
contact with jihadists' families and deport immediately foreign
nationals who are involved in Jihad cells.
Copyright 2014 XINHUA NEWS AGENCY
-0- Sep/23/2014 14:27 GMT
2014-09-23 14:27:16.804 GMT
Sep. 23, 2014 (Xinhua) -- French police on Tuesday arrested
three men at Paris Orly airport, suspected of joining Syrian
insurgents in 2013, local media reported.
The three suspects, among them the brother-in-law of
Mohamed Merah, who killed seven people in southern France in
2012, have been placed under custody, the news channel BFMTV
said.
According to the report, the suspects joined Syria in April
2013 and have been arrested by Turkish authorities at the end of
August on their route to home.
Interior ministry's data showed more than 900 French
nationals and residents joined combats in Syria, among which 36
have been killed and 118 others returned home.
Under the anti-jihadist plan, France said it would ban
travels to conflicts zones where nationals would join fighters
and monitor those who returned home after a stay in Syria.
In the meantime, to curb the alarming number of radicalized
young French that joined fighters in Syria, the French
government has pledged to boost cybersecurity, stay in close
contact with jihadists' families and deport immediately foreign
nationals who are involved in Jihad cells.
Copyright 2014 XINHUA NEWS AGENCY
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