Jewish Museum Suspect Held as Hollande Targets Jihadists
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France arrested Mehdi Nemmouche, a 29-year-old with a history of jail time and “religious radicalism,” as the prime suspect in the deadly May 24 attack at the Brussels Jewish Museum, Prosecutor Francois Molins said.
The suspect, a Frenchman described by Belgian authorities as a “radicalized” former fighter in the Syrian conflict, “was arrested as soon as he set foot in France, in Marseille,” French President Francois Hollande said yesterday. Hollande said his country is determined to combat jihadists.