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Algerian convicted for role in network that plotted attacks in France flees house arrest
Said Arif was a member of a Chechen network that once planned attacks in France, notably the eastern city of Strasbourg. Interior Minister Manuel Valls said in a statement that Arif, who was awaiting expulsion after serving his prison term, fled in a car owned by the family that runs the hotel where he was being held. Arif failed to report to the local police post Sunday morning as required. The Algerian was convicted in 2007 of criminal association with a terrorist group and served part of a 10-year term. In 2001, Arif had travelled to radical jihadi training camps in Pankisi Gorge in Georgia, a support base for Chechen fighters. Posted by: tipper 2013-05-13 |
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