French police today arrested six suspected Islamic militants linked to Briton Mr Richard Reid's apparent attempt to blow up a flight last year with a shoe bomb.
The Algerians and Pakistanis suspects were picked up in the Paris suburbs. One of the six, who were not named, is an imam at a mosque north of the city, officials said.
Under French anti-terrorism laws, the six can be held for up to four days before being placed under investigation, formally charged or released.
Today's arrests were connected to a plot by Londoner Mr Reid to set off explosives in his runners during a December 22nd flight from Paris to Miami. He has been in US custody since then.
French anti-terrorism judge Mr Jean-Louis Bruguiere is investigating who Mr Reid may have met in Paris before boarding the flight.
AP