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Arrests for threat to Sarkozy son | |
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Two men have been arrested in France over mobile phone death threats to the 10-year-old son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. | |
Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie confirmed a report by Le Point magazine that Louis Sarkozy had received several threatening phone calls. | Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie confirmed a report by Le Point magazine that Louis Sarkozy had received several threatening phone calls. |
The phone was registered to Cecilia Sarkozy, whose marriage to Mr Sarkozy ended in divorce last year. | The phone was registered to Cecilia Sarkozy, whose marriage to Mr Sarkozy ended in divorce last year. |
The threats were reportedly made earlier this month. | |
According to Le Point, one of the men arrested worked for a mobile phone network and passed on a list of top clients' phone numbers to a friend, who made the threatening calls. | |
Ms Alliot-Marie told Europe-1 radio it was a "scandalous and revolting" crime. | Ms Alliot-Marie told Europe-1 radio it was a "scandalous and revolting" crime. |
"There are people who are unbalanced, who think they're clever, who want to blackmail and use these methods," she said. | "There are people who are unbalanced, who think they're clever, who want to blackmail and use these methods," she said. |
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