Morocco arrests French woman wanted for alleged murder in China

RABAT, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan police announced on Thursday that they have arrested a French woman who is wanted for her alleged involvement in a murder case in China.

According to a statement from the Moroccan police, the 45-year-old woman is the subject of an international arrest warrant, issued on Feb. 28 by the French authorities for her alleged link with the murder of her French companion in 2004 in China.

The suspect was arrested in the city of Azemmour as she was making arrangements for obtaining the residence permit in Morocco.