10 Arrested in France, Germany, Netherlands In Terror Probe
A three-country police sweep yesterday instigated by France netted 10 people suspected of financing terrorist movements – and threw the spotlight on Al Qaeda-linked militants with roots in Uzbekistan.
Eight suspects were detained in France, one in Germany and one in the Netherlands, said a senior French police official who was only authorized to discuss the arrests on condition of anonymity.
The suspects’ names and nationalities were not given but officials said they were Turkic-speaking. The primary languages in Turkey and most countries in Central Asia are Turkic.
The official said French police suspect the suspects collected funds for the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a militant group said by the United States to have close ties to Al Qaeda. But a Turkish Islamic extremist group may also be linked to the case.
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