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The Latest: 4 being held in thwarted plot to attack France

French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech after the weekly cabinet meeting, Wednesday, March 30, 2016 in Paris. Hollande has decided to abandon a bill that would have revoked citizenship for convicted terrorists and strengthened the country’s state of emergency. He had initially submitted the two proposals days after the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP) French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech after the weekly cabinet meeting, Wednesday, March 30, 2016 in Paris. Hollande has decided to abandon a bill that would have revoked citizenship for convicted terrorists and strengthened the country’s state of emergency. He had initially submitted the two proposals days after the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)

By Associated Press March 30, 2016 2 min read

PARIS (AP) – The Latest on the deadly attacks in Belgium and France. (all times local):

1:10 p.m.

European authorities say they are holding at least four people in three countries with suspected links to a thwarted plot to attack France.

Frenchman Reda Kriket, detained in the Paris region last week on suspicion of being in the “advanced stages” of a plot, is being questioned by a magistrate Wednesday who is expected to file preliminary terrorism charges. Authorities found a large quantity of explosives and weapons in Kriket’s apartment.

Two Algerians believed linked to Kriket’s alleged plot are being held in Brussels. The Belgian federal prosecutors’ office said Wednesday that the men, identified as Abderrahmane A. and Rabah M., will face a hearing on April 7.