Police Arrest Four Suspected Islamic Militants in France

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French anti-terror police have arrested four suspects in the Paris region in a crackdown on Islamist militant networks operating in west Africa.

Three of those detained are Franco-Congolese and the fourth is from Mali, a police source told France's AFP news agency.

Interior Minister Manuel Valls warned of jihadist networks planning attacks in France or seeking recruits there.

The French military is engaged against Islamist militants in Mali.