A suspected Neo-Nazi musician has been arrested in France after his links were traced back to Norwegian 2011 mass killer Anders Behring Breivik.
The French interior ministry said Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes was preparing to carry out a major terrorist attack after his wife bought four rifles.
The BBC reports that Vikernes was arrested in central France as he was a potential threat to society.
According to the report, an official at the Paris Prosecutor Office said Breivik had sent a copy of a manifesto setting out his ideology to Vikernes, who is also a convicted murderer.
Breivik's 1,500-page manifesto outlined his planned crusade against Muslims, who he thought were taking over Europe and could only be defeated through a violent civil war.
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