ISLAMABAD – Two French nationals suspected of belonging to an international terror group have been arrested by Pakistani security services, French and local sources said on Thursday.
The two are suspected of being part of the group responsible for the bloody attacks in Bali in 2002 that killed 202 people, the worst terror attack in Indonesia, according to Pakistani security officials, who requested anonymity. The terror group is allegedly headed by Indonesian Umar Patek, who was himself arrested recently in Pakistan.
The arrests were confirmed in Paris by two sources close to the French intelligence services, adding that they had been detained several weeks ago. France has asked authorities in Pakistan for permission to visit the two detainees, a representative at the French embassy in Islamabad told AFP.
