3 Held Over Ties To Killer Of French Police Couple

Paris: Three men with links to jihadist Larossi Abballa, who killed a police officer and his partner outside Paris last week, were arrested today for carrying out surveillance on other police officers, sources said.

The three were arrested in the Paris suburbs of Mureaux and Mantes-la-Jolie, home of Abballa who was shot dead by police after killing the couple at their home on June 13.