France Detains Nine Terrorism Suspects

Nine men detained today in France are “suspected of having planned attacks” in the country, sources told Agence France-Presse (see GSN, Jan. 24, 2003).

A police unit equipped to deal with nuclear, biological and chemical materials was sent to the home of one suspect in the town of Trappes, according to AFP.

The suspects are members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, an Algerian group that has threatened to carry out attacks in France. The organization maintains ties to the al-Qaeda terrorist network, according to authorities (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, Sept. 26).

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