Six French have passports confiscated for planning Syria trip: Security source

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Six French have passports confiscated for planning Syria trip: Security source

The source said the six were “imminently” about to travel to Syria.

By (AFP)

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Published: Mon 23 Feb 2015, 4:33 PM

Last updated: Thu 25 Jun 2015, 9:57 PM

Paris — Six French citizens have had their passports confiscated after allegedly planning to travel to Syria, a security source said on Monday — the first time the measure has been used.

The source said the six were “imminently” about to travel to Syria. The right to remove passports was introduced as part of a raft of new counter-terrorism laws in November.

 


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