4 men get preliminary terrorism charges in France
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}French authorities have filed preliminary terrorism charges against four men as part of a probe into a suspected extremist recruitment network.
A judicial official said Saturday the three Frenchman and one Indian are suspected of seeking to reach militant training camps in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about terrorism investigations.
They were among seven people detained Tuesday in and around Paris. The three others were released.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The four face preliminary charges of criminal association with a terrorist enterprise. One is also accused of terrorism financing.
France and other Western countries remain on high alert for possible attacks after al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a May 1 U.S. military raid in Pakistan.