French police detained two people in connection with the execution of three Kurdish women, Sakine Cansýz, Fidan Doðan and Leyla Þaylemez, who were found dead at the Kurdistan Information Office on 10 January.

AFP news agency reported that according to an unnamed police source, the two Kurdish men, who were born in Turkey in 1974 and 1982, are said to have had a close relationship with the three women. Both men are reported to be living in La Courneuve.

French police is expected to give further information today.