Indian terror suspect arrested in Paris

Of the six people arrested from the Charles de Gaulle airport of Paris this month as suspected terrorists, one is an Indian from Madurai with links in Pakistan-Afghanistan region and al Qaeda, media reports said Sunday.

Reports said the suspect- one Mohammad Niaz as one report said- was involved in the recruitment of people here in France for training as terrorists in Pakistan and Afghanistan region.

According to a report in Pakistan’s The Nation, the man is in his thirties and had been working a software professional in France for years.

He recently made several trips to India also.

He visited Karachi and was in touch with Jundullah, an anti-Shia group which has connections with Al Qaeda, The Nation said.