A source close to the investigation said that the suspect was “on the periphery of the investigation”, suggesting that he wasn’t directly involved in the massacre.
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Thomson ReutersJesse Hughes, member of Eagles of Death Metal band, mourns in front of the Bataclan concert hall to pay tribute to the shooting victims in ParisPARIS (Reuters) – French police arrested two men and a woman on Tuesday in connection with deadly Islamist militant attacks on Paris last month and in January, judiciary officials said.
Six counter-terrorism judges are overseeing the investigation – an unprecedented number for France. She refused to identify him and provided no further information about his suspected link to the attacks that killed 130 people.
French police have arrested two sets of people in connection with terrorists attacks that rocked Paris this year.
Terrorists detonated suicide vests at the Stade de France, gunned down concertgoers at the Bataclan Theatre, and opened fire on people eating and drinking in inner city bars.
The emails, which clearly imply the police had some knowledge of Hermant’s dubious activities in Belgium, raised uncomfortable questions at the time about the role and responsibility of the state in the January attacks. A Turkish news agency said he acted as a “scout” in selecting target locations.
Two men are already in custody in this investigation.
To date, just one of those suspected of having direct involvement in the attacks remains missing.
The couple are being questioned on suspicion that weapons used by Amedy Coulibaly – the attacker who held hostages in the supermarket – passed through a company owned by one of the people detained.
“Some 1,800 French citizens have been linked to jihadist networks”, added Cazeneuve.
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Police suspect they may have supplied weapons to the Charlie Hebdo gunmen.
