Three Zarqawi-link suspects held in Paris

French counter-terrorism agents today arrested three suspects believed to have “indirect links” to al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a police spokeswoman said.

The round-up near Paris was connected to a similar sweep on Monday near the capital and in the northern Oise region that netted 25 suspects, said national police spokeswoman Catherine Casteran.