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France Arrests Norwegian Neo-Nazi Over 'Major Terrorist Act'
France Arrests Norwegian Neo-Nazi Over 'Major Terrorist Act'

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Paris 07/16/2013 12:41 (AFP) - A Norwegian neo-Nazi black metal rocker was arrested in France on Tuesday [16 July] over fears he may have been preparing a "major terrorist act", the interior ministry said.

Kristian Vikernes, who goes by the stage name of "Varg" and is reportedly linked to Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, was arrested at dawn at his home in the central city of Salon-la-Tour.

 

[Description of Source: Paris AFP (North European Service) in English -- North European Service of independent French press agency Agence France-Presse]

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