Paris, France (CNN) -- France has requested the extradition of an al Qaeda suspect arrested in Italy, a French court official said Monday.
Didier Allard of the Palais de Justice appeals court identified the man as Riahd Hennouni, and said an anti-terror judge in Paris had requested his arrest.
Paris has not yet heard back from Rome about its extradition request, Allard said.
The request comes a day after Italian police told CNN they detained a French citizen of Algerian origin suspected of being a member of al Qaeda.
The man was arrested by Italian police in Naples following a European arrest warrant requested by France, Naples chief prosecutor Gian Domenico Lepore told CNN.
He was arrested "about a month ago," but there was no announcement at the time, Lepore said, adding: "We don't report every arrest that we make".
The Italians say he is 28. The French say he is 34.
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