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Recruiter for Syrian jihad arrested in France
2014-09-01
A 22-year-old man suspected of acting as a recruiter for jihadist groups in Syria has been arrested at an airport in the south of France, the interior ministry said Sunday. The man, who is said to be of Chechen origin, was stopped at the Nice airport on Saturday and taken into custody.

He is suspected of having paid in cash for a 16-year-old girl to fly to Turkey with the intention of then crossing the border to Syria, a statement by Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
So he's also a child trafficker and a rapist...
Turkish Airlines contacted the border patrol, who unconvinced by her explanation that she was planning on visiting her grandmother in Istanbul, called the security services. When investigators rang her father, he had no idea of her plans and said the family had no relatives in Turkey.

A source close to the case said the girl’s father had “objected to her leaving the country”, while another source said the family, who live in Nice, were “taken by complete surprise” by her plans.

Further investigations later led police to the suspect, who is believed to live in France and was already known to intelligence officers.
Posted by:Steve White

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