“Hassan, of the far-left France Unbowed party, is being temporarily held as part of a probe into a post she wrote on social media last week in which she expressed solidarity with the Japanese terrorist Kōzō Okamoto.”

“Okamoto was convicted of a 1972 terrorist attack that killed 26 people at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport.”

“The far-right lawmaker Matthias Renault, who first flagged Hassn's post to prosecutors, was quick to celebrate.”

“In September, she told Euronews she was 'honoured' by a controversial decision of students at Brussels Free University (ULB) faculty of law to name their graduating class after her.”

“The decision by the students to name their class after Hassan sparked protests in Belgium and France, where at the request of the Home Secretary, the Paris public prosecutor's office launched an investigation into her for 'glorifying terrorism.'”

“In June, she made headlines after being arrested and detained for several days by Israeli authorities after she joined the 'Freedom Flotilla.'”

“The activists who set off from Italy to try to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza by boat were intercepted by Israel’s authorities about 200 kilometres from the coast.”

“When she was sent back to France, a large demonstration celebrated her return in Paris.”