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| France holds man over 18 murders | France holds man over 18 murders |
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| A 68-year-old man has been arrested by French police on suspicion of murdering 18 people, most of them homosexuals, between 1980 and 2002, officials say. | A 68-year-old man has been arrested by French police on suspicion of murdering 18 people, most of them homosexuals, between 1980 and 2002, officials say. |
| The suspect is alleged to have killed 11 people in the Alsace region, four in neighbouring Franche-Comte, and three others near the capital, Paris. | |
| The man was detained on Tuesday in the eastern Alsace city of Mulhouse. | The man was detained on Tuesday in the eastern Alsace city of Mulhouse. |
| His alleged accomplice is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in Poissy for murder, the officials said. | His alleged accomplice is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in Poissy for murder, the officials said. |
| Several other people are also wanted in connection with the case. | Several other people are also wanted in connection with the case. |
| According to the local Journal L'Alsace newspaper, the murder victims were killed by blows to the head and multiple knife wounds. | |
| The 68-year-old suspect is said to have long frequented the gay scene and worked as a female impersonator, the paper reported. | |
| During the 1980s, there was a spate of unsolved murders of homosexuals across the border from Mulhouse in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. | During the 1980s, there was a spate of unsolved murders of homosexuals across the border from Mulhouse in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. |