Ibrahim Boudina , a French national from Algeria , was arrested earlier this year on the French Riviera . On January 16 , 2014 , 13 days after Boudina was detected reentering Europe at the Greek border , Tliba was arrested at the Italian port of Ancona during an identity check and transferred to French custody , according to officials . He had been in contact with an Islamic State operative who helped him travel to Syria and then return home via Turkey. It was believed they fled ahead of a crackdown on a suspected terror cell based on Mediterranean coast . Authorities were worried the duo could pose a threat if they returned to France .
Ibrahim Boudina , a French national from Algeria , was arrested earlier this year on the French Riviera . He had been in contact with an Islamic State operative who helped him travel to Syria and then return home via Turkey. It was believed they fled ahead of a crackdown on a suspected terror cell based on Mediterranean coast . Authorities were worried the duo could pose a threat if they returned to France .