 The French interior minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, has announced that a dozen Islamic extremists will be expelled from France by the end of August. "As early as next week an Algerian known for his hostile position towards our country, the brother of a man who is in prison in France, will be expelled," the minister said in an interview published by the Le Parisien newspaper on Friday.
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Sarkozy also reiterated his intention to introduce procedures for stripping French Islamic radicals of their nationality. "The inquiries will be based on the dossiers of individuals who travel to countries like Pakistan, Syria and Afghanistan, which are all risky destinations and possible through-routes to Iraq," the minister explained. Sarkozy confirmed that "at least seven people from France have died in Iraq fighting for al-Qaeda." Of these, some lost their lives in suicide attacks. Another dozen Islamic fundamentalists from France are still in Iraq, he said.
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Referring to the anti-terrorism operations carried out in Paris, the minister announced that from now on "several police units" will be armed with Tasers, the electronic stun guns which allow a suspect to be immobilised for several seconds. Police in Birmingham used Taser guns this week to arrest a suspect who later turned out to be one of the failed bombers who tried to attack an underground train in London on July 21. |
