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Paris attackers linked in Morocco arrest | |
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Morocco says it has arrested a Belgian national linked to the men who carried out the Paris attacks, in which 130 people died. | Morocco says it has arrested a Belgian national linked to the men who carried out the Paris attacks, in which 130 people died. |
The man who has been detained is of Moroccan origin and had fought in Syria with al-Nusra front before joining so-called Islamic State, Morocco said. | |
The Paris attacks are believed to have been at least partly planned in Brussels. | |
Belgian police have arrested several people as part of their investigation. | |
Who were the Paris attackers? | |
Paris attacks: Who were the victims? | |
Paris attacks: What happened on the night | |
The suspect was arrested on Friday in the town of Mohammedia, near Casablanca, the Moroccan interior ministry said in a statement. | |
The statement did not name the suspect, but gave his initials in Arabic, which could be translated as either GA or JA. |