Thirteen members of a radical Islamist group arrested in police raids last week are being put under investigation on suspicion of terrorist activities, according to a public prosecutor in Paris.
Nine of them will be held in custody during the inquiry, Paris prosecutor François Molins told a news conference, adding that the suspects had at one time discussed the possibility of kidnapping a judge in Lyon.
Those under inquiry were among 19 arrested in swoops across several cities on March 30th, a week after police killed Mohamed Merah. He had shot dead seven people, including three Jewish children, in three separate attacks.
Mr Molins said those placed under investigation were suspected of belonging to Forsane Alizza, a recently outlawed group. – (Reuters)