House Arrest Ordered for Mosque Leader
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From Times Wire Reports
A French judge ordered a Turkish leader of a Paris mosque held under house arrest after the Interior Ministry accused him of heading an extremist Islamic group that advocated terrorism.
French police had arrested Midhat Guler, 45, after they received an expulsion order from the ministry. Guler, who has lived in France for 30 years, denied he was an extremist and has appealed the expulsion order.
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