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French Authorities: Anders Behring Breivik

Anders Behring Breivik: PARIS - A Norwegian black metal musician and alleged sympathizer of mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was arrested Tuesday on what French authorities say was suspicion he could be planning "a large terrorist act." , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Vikernes' French wife, Marie Cachet, was also arrested, the prosecutor's office said. She had recently acquired four rifles, the interior ministry said. Investigators are looking into how the firearms were acquired and what they were for, it added. FILE - A 1994 photo from files showing Varg Vikernes who has been arrested in France. French police arrested Vikernes, a Norwegian sympathizer of mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, on suspicion of planning "a large terrorist act." In a statement, the French Interior Ministry said the suspect was arrested at his house in rural central France on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Vikernes' French wife, Marie Cachet, was also arrested, the prosecutor's office said. AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Johnny Syversen NORWAY OUT The Paris prosecutor's office identified the suspect as Varg Vikernes, a neo-Nazi who earned notoriety in the 1990s after he was convicted for manslaughter in the stabbing death of a fellow band member and for arson attacks on three churches. In a statement, the Interior Ministry said he was arrested at his house in rural central France. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.