French Agents Arrest Three Terror Suspects

PARIS:

French counterterrorism agents arrested three suspects in a network with alleged ties to al-Qaida in Iraq, seizing guns, explosives and detonators believed to have been used in armed robberies to finance the group's operations, officials said Thursday.

The overnight roundup in the Parisian suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois was prompted by information culled during investigators' questioning of 25 suspects detained in a similar anti-terrorism sweep Monday, officials said.

"We think they have indirect links fairly highly placed in the al-Qaida organization," Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said at a ceremony honoring police who battled angry youths during three weeks of violence across France.

Posted on 15 December 2005 @ 18:09