Tel-Chai Nation

This may be the first time France has charged one of its own citizens with conspiring to join a terrorist group. The Canadian Press (via The Jawa Report):

French authorities have filed preliminary charges for terrorism against a 27-year-old man who allegedly travelled to fight in the border zones of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Police investigators say they believe the Frenchman of Algerian origin spent 10 months in the volatile region, which is a base for the Taliban and al-Qaida linked fighters, before returning home earlier this year.

This is a good sign the French authorities have acted to deal with a jihadist. Of course, they should also make sure to severely charge those who conspire to commit violent acts of jihad back on French turf as well.

Labels: France, jihad, terrorism, war on terror