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French Interior Minister Claude Gueant had admitted Merah was on an intelligence service watch list of Islamic extremists but added that while Merah had a criminal record, nothing in his history suggested he was likely to commit acts of violence.Merah, a French citizen of Algerian descent, travelled to Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2009 where he is believed to have attended terrorist training camps.He returned to France, probably in 2010, and was questioned by French authorities as recently as November last year.French Prime Minister François Fillon said on Friday that there was no reason to arrest Merah before he committed the murders. Speaking in an interview on a French radio station, Fillon said France has no right to regularly monitor a man who has not committed any crime without court approval. He said that the secret service had monitored Merah but did not reach the conclusion that he is a dangerous person who may perform such acts.