France charges six with recruiting jihadists for Syria
Men suspected of financing Mideast terror networks; 147 people charged for similar crimes in recent weeks
PARIS — The Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday that six men have been charged with preparation of terrorist acts and terror financing.
The six men aged 32 to 38 were suspected of helping to finance jihadist networks that recruit young people to fight in Syria.
All six appeared together in a French court Friday to face preliminary charges and were ordered held without bail. They were arrested Sunday in the city of Toulouse and the town of Albi in southern France.
Police have conducted several anti-terror operations following last month’s terrorist attacks in and near Paris. They said Sunday’s arrests were not linked to those attacks.
Prosecutors in recent weeks have filed preliminary charges against 147 people suspected of supporting anti-government fighters in Syria, where the Islamic State group controls much of the country.
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