Moroccan arrested in France over Sept 11 attacks

A Moroccan man wanted inconnection with the September 11, 2001, attacks on the UnitedStates has been arrested in France, a judicial…

A Moroccan man wanted inconnection with the September 11, 2001, attacks on the UnitedStates has been arrested in France, a judicial source said today.

Karim Mehdi, 34, was arrested on Sunday. He wasplaced under official investigation today - one step short of pressing charges in France - for "participation in an association ofcriminals linked to terrorist activities".

The source said Mehdi was connected to a cell in Hamburgaccused of planning the attacks. The cell also included MohamedAtta, who US authorities say piloted one of the two planesthat crashed into the World Trade Center in the September 11attacks.