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PARIS, February 14 (RIA Novosti) - Anti-terrorism units of the French police have detained nine people suspected of links with Al Qaeda in Toulouse and Paris Wednesday, the French Interior Ministry said.
The ministry said the operation began with the detention of two people at Orly airport in Paris Tuesday.
Police then continued the operation in Toulouse, in southern France, and near Paris. A total of 11 people were detained, with nine of them suspected of having ties with Al Qaeda.
