Seven in French Custody for Suspected Ties with Radical Islamists

    Five suspected radical Islamists who allegedly trained in hopes of joining the Iraqi insurgency were held for questioning in southern France. Seven other men went on trial in Paris on Wednesday suspected of involvement in an al-Qaeda recruitment network also aimed at Iraq. Seven people were taken into custody in the cities of Toulouse, Montpellier…

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    Suicide bomber recruitment trial starts in Belgium

    Six men are accused of operating a network to recruit people in Belgium, to join an Islamic militant group. Among the recruitments was a female convert to Islam, who carried out a suicide attack in Iraq near a U.S. patrol in November 2005. The trial, which began Monday in Brussels, takes place amid rising fears…

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