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Iraqi trio detained by Swiss over alleged IS plot
24 September 2014 09:43 BST
Three Iraqis arrested in Switzerland in March are suspected of having planned an attack in the name of the Islamic State group, Swiss media reported Wednesday.
The daily newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported that Switzerland's Federal Intelligence Service had been tipped off by a western counterpart which intercepted the men's phone calls.
Switzerland's national prosecutor's office has confirmed the arrest but declined to give further details.
The newspaper said that the Swiss were informed that the three men were believed to have formed a pro-IS cell.
"There were indications that the trio planned an attack in their adopted country," Tages-Anzeiger said, without elaborating.