Updates: Suspected Paris attacks scout arrested in Turkey

Turkish police have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan origin on suspicion that he scouted out target sites for last Friday's attacks in Paris on behalf of the Islamic State (IS) group, authorities said Saturday according to report by France 24

Ahmet Dahmani, 26, was detained at a luxury hotel in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya.

Two other men, 29-year-old Ahmet Tahir and 23-year-old Mohammed Verd – both Syrian citizens – were also detained on a nearby highway on suspicion that they had been sent by the IS group to ensure Dahmani's safe passage across the border and were planning to meet him.

The suspects had fake passports in their possession, the police said.