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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s detention extended following arrest in France

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov [File: Tatan Syuflana/AP Photo]

French authorities have extended the detention of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov after he was arrested at a Paris airport over allegations that his messaging app facilitates criminality including money laundering and drug trafficking.

An investigating magistrate ordered that Durov, 39, have his detention extended beyond Sunday night, the AFP news agency reported, citing an unnamed source close to the investigation.

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