France arrests 8 in raid on Syrian-bound radicals

Published March 11, 2014 1:56pm ET



PARIS (AP) — Prosecutors say seven men and a woman have been arrested in France on suspicion of planning to join radical Islamic groups fighting in Syria.

The prosecutor’s office says French intelligence agents are questioning the eight Tuesday, one day after their arrests in and around Paris. In France, terror suspects can be held for up to four days before being charged or freed.

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