Suspected French Islamist placed under investigation over attack plan

A French-Moroccan man with suspected links to Islamic State was placed under formal investigation on Sunday on suspicion of planning to carry out "violent acts", the Paris prosecutor's office said. French anti-terrorism police arrested Youssef Ettajouar, 28, and three others on March 16 after opening a preliminary investigation on the basis that they were ready to take action. At the time, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said investigators were focusing on one of the suspects, adding that he