A man was arraigned Friday over the alleged distribution of extremist material following his arrest in Hamrun on Thursday, with a court hearing that he appears to have instigated suicide bombings in France.

Mouhamadou Dosso, an Ivory Coast national, was arrested in an early-morning raid following intelligence linking him to extremist content and plans to carry out a terror attack.

Dosso, a 32-year-old man from the Ivory Coast who works in maintenance, was arrested in a 5am operation on 31 October, Giovanni Barbara Street, Ħamrun, in connection with the distribution of the extremist material.

The discovery of such distribution led to the man's arrest, following weeks of surveillance and intelligence analysis in a coordinated effort among various sections of the Police Force.

Electronic devices were seized at the man's place of residence, and examinations of Facebook Messenger chats showed that Dosso was encouraging third parties to travel to France and carry out suicide bomb attacks.

Dosso pleaded not guilty to various terrorist offences, including knowingly instigating terrorist acts and participating in an organisation to promote a political object by the use or display of physical force.

The accused's defence lawyers did not request bail.

Lawyers Dejan Darmanin, and Mauro Abela from the Attorney General's office, and Police Inspectors Zachary Zammit, and Mohammed Shurrab are prosecuting.

Lawyer Victory Bugeja appeared for the accused as a legal aid lawyer.

Magistrate Noel Bartolo presided over the case.