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French police arrest six suspected of leaving for jihad in Syria

Xinhua, February 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

A group of six people suspected of trying to reach Syria to join Islamist fighters have been arrested in Rhone department, central eastern France, local media reported Tuesday.

French anti-terrorism unit arrested earlier Tuesday morning five men and a woman before their departure to Syria for jihad, Paris prosecutor office told France TV info.

They were placed into custody, it added.

Some of them had sought to obtain arms to attack swingers' clubs, according to the office.

Searches are underway in different places in France's central eastern region, according to the report.

Official data showed that more than 1,300 French nationals and residents either joined the Syrian civil war or planned to travel to the conflict-torn country. Enditem