Hungarian police officers have detained two British citizens sentenced for terrorism financing in the past, in an international train that was heading to Bucharest, ORFK Hungarian Police informed in Wednesday, quoted by MTI.
Simon Jonathan K, aged 44 and Trevor B, aged 40 have been detained on Saturday in an international train that was crossing Lokoshaza in eastern Hungary and that was heading to Bucharest, Romania.
When asked to present ID cards, the two couldn’t give some valid papers to prove their citizenship or the right of stay in Hungary. One of them had a British driving license, but the other had no identification documents, only presenting the Koran to the Hungarian policemen.
The two suspects were registered in the Schengen informatics system, being searched for leaving UK without permit. They are waiting for the extradition now.
The two men have spent 18 months and three years and a half respectively in prison for financing terrorist acts. They were set free in 2009, provided they won’t leave the British territory in the next ten years unless they have the authorities’ special permit.
Police in deadly swoop on apartment in northern suburb
At least one person was confirmed killed during an anti-terror operation in the French capital. The target of the raid was Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a suspected organizer of last week’s attacks, dw.de reports.
A woman was killed during a police operation in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis after blowing herself up with explosives. The Associated Press said that up to seven explosions were heard in total during the overnight raid. There were uncomfrimed reports of a second and third death.
Ambulances were seen on the scene and three people were wounded during gunfight, which ensued for several hours. A police source said the target of the raid was Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a key suspect from the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek. The raid also led to three arrests.
The raid started at an apartment in the Rue de la Republique involving an elite SWAT police unit. At least 50 French soldiers were also deployed to the scene. A helicopter was also observed on the scene, as the raid continued to unfold with further gunfire and explosions.
Police cordoned off the area around Place Jean Jaures in Saint Denis, not far from the Basilique Cathédrale de Saint-Denis – the Gothic church where the remains of all but three kings of France are interred. Initial findings at the location suggested that suspects targeted by the raid may likely have been plotting another attack in Paris.
French authorities confirmed that they had been searching for at least two people involved in last Friday’s attacks, which killed at least 129 people and 7 terrorists.
A massive manhunt spanning several European countries looking has also been underway for 26-year-old Salah Abdeslam – a brother to one of the suicide bombers in Paris. French media had reported on Tuesday night that a ninth person was thought to be involved in Friday’s attacks and assumed still at large.