Netherlands Approves Extradition of Terror Suspect to France - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Dutch authorities approved on Thursday extradition of a French national, who was detained in March, on suspicion of terror activities, to France, French media reported.

According to the Ouest-France newspaper, a court in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam approved the extradition of Anis Bahri, who allegedly had links to the Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) jihadist group and was involved in preparing terror attacks.

The Dutch court had not found any reason to leave Bahri in Netherlands, despite his lawyer's objections, the newspaper added.

According to the newspaper, the 32-year-old French national, was detained during a counterterrorism raid in the Dutch city of Rotterdam in March at request of Paris.

Countries across the globe have been boosting their security measures following a series of terrorist attacks, including the downing of a Russian airliner in the Sinai Peninsula on October 31, 2015, attacks on Beirut on November 12, 2015, on Paris on November 13, 2015 and on Brussels on March 22. Militants affiliated with the Daesh, outlawed in Russia and many other countries, claimed responsibility for all these violent attacks.