FC: French cops investigate website encouraging attacks on U.S.

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[stcom.net is now offline. --DBM]



http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010920/wr/attack_france_internet_dc_1.html

        Frenchman Probed for Web Site Applauding
        Attacks

        PARIS (Reuters) - A Frenchman who allegedly set up an internet
site applauding the
        deadly attacks on U.S. landmarks and urging Muslims to fight a
holy war is being
        investigated for encouraging suicide acts, judicial sources said
Thursday.

        Smain Bedrouni is under formal judicial investigation after
being accused of creating
        stcom.net, a U.S.-based Web site that calls for ``jihad.''

        Endorsing suicide attempts which aim to kill others is illegal
in France.

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