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Kebab shop owner grilled over AK47 menu

A Frenchman with an unusual penchant for guns has been arrested on suspicion of glorifying terrorism, after his AK47 and M16 "menus" triggered police concern.

Kebab shop owner grilled over AK47 menu
The kebabs were named after weapons. Photo: AFP
A man, who runs a gun-themed kebab restaurant in Beziers, southern France was arrested on suspicion of glorifying terrorism. 
 
His entire restaurant – Toubib Burger – appears to be an homage to weaponry, with the T in the shop's name resembling a Kalashnikov. 
 

The menu was no better, with one option named K-Lach – an apparent reference to the the Russian firearm Kalashnikov – and another called M16.

Pictures on the restaurant's Facebook page show an assortment of weapons, including more assault rifles and grenades.

The suspect, 44, converted from Catholicism to Islam and is a known acquaintance of Mohamed Merah, whose shooting spree in and around the southern city of Toulouse left seven people dead, reported  Europe 1.

The man had been sentenced to prison previously after he was found to be in possession of six kilogrammes of cannabis, two assault rifles, and a handgun. 
 
After raiding the man's home this week, investigators found another gun.
 
The man, who had been known to “like” Islamist propaganda videos on Facebook, was in court on Thursday.

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Italian police arrest Algerian wanted for alleged IS ties

Police in Milan said on Thursday they had arrested a 37-year-old Algerian man in the subway, later discovering he was wanted for alleged ties to Islamic State.

Italian police arrest Algerian wanted for alleged IS ties

When stopped by police officers for a routine check, the man became “particularly aggressive”, said police in Milan, who added the arrest took place “in recent days”.

He was “repeatedly shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ while attempting to grab from his backpack an object that turned out to be a knife with a blade more than 12cm (nearly five inches) long,” they said in a statement.

The man was later found to be wanted by authorities in Algeria, suspected since 2015 of belonging to “Islamic State militias and employed in the Syrian-Iraqi theatre of war,” police said.

Police said the suspect was unknown to Italian authorities.

The man is currently in Milan’s San Vittore prison and awaiting extradition, they added.

Jihadist group IS proclaimed a “caliphate” in 2014 across swathes of Syria and Iraq, launching a reign of terror that continues with hit-and-run attacks and ambushes.

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