Bulgarian authorities have arrested a Moroccan national suspected of ties with the terrorist Islamic State organisation, a local media reported on Monday.
“The man, wanted by Interpol on terrorism related charges, was holding a fake French identity card when he was caught illegally crossing the border from Turkey on Jan. 13 with a group of migrants near Svilengrad,’’ the report said.
According to Interpol, the suspect worked in Islamic State’s department of mechanical engineering attached to the directorate-general of military bearings in Syria.
A court in Haskovo, in southern Bulgaria, ordered a 90-day detention for the suspect, identified only as H.Z.
Bulgaria has become a main entry point for migrants trying reach other EU member states through the officially-closed Balkan route.
Many enter the country through Turkey and continue through Serbia, then attempt to cross the tightly-sealed borders of Hungary or Croatia.
NAN
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