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Report: CERN researcher arrested on suspicion of terrorism
Oct 9, 2009, 15:04 GMT
Paris - One of two men arrested in France on suspicion of belonging to the terrorist network Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was a researcher at the nuclear research center CERN, the online edition of the French daily Le Figaro reported Friday.
According to figaro.fr, the 32-year-old suspect, who was arrested Thursday with his younger brother in the south-eastern city of Vienne, picked out potential targets for attacks within France for people associated with the North Africa-based group.
French police reportedly intercepted messages sent by the suspect over the internet. The man, who is a French citizen of Algerian origin, was under surveillance for some 18 months before his arrest.
Reacting to the arrests, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Thursday, 'The investigation will no doubt reveal what the targets in France were and if were avoided a worst-case scenario.'
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