Arms Seized in Inquiry on Suspected Militants
Counter-terrorism agents seized guns, ammunition, dynamite and other weapons in an investigation of suspected Islamic militants believed to have used robbery to fund terrorists.
The arms were found in a garage in Clichy-sous-Bois just north of Paris. Agents found several pounds of TNT, assault rifles, revolvers, ammunition, ski masks and bulletproof vests.
Investigators believe the weapons were used to carry out robberies in France. Some money may have gone to Abu Musab Zarqawi’s group Al Qaeda in Iraq, officials said.
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