1.   The other fishermen did not have passports but their nationalities were being checked.

2.   France, however, has been delaying the deportation, saying it would not accept him until it had checked his nationality.

3.   France, however, has blocked the deportation, saying it wanted to check his nationality.

4.   He was immediately detained by immigration officials, however, only for France to block his deportation on the grounds they wanted to check his nationality.

5.   He was immediately detained by immigration officials for expulsion, to France, but Paris blocked his deportation on the grounds that it wanted to check his nationality.

6.   He was immediately detained by immigration officials for expulsion, to France, but Paris blocked his deportation on the grounds that they wanted to check his nationality.

7.   He was immediately detained by immigration officials pending expulsion to France, but Paris blocked his deportation while it checked his nationality.

8.   Authorities in Paris said they wanted to check his nationality but have now accepted he is a French national.

9.   Authorities in Paris said they were checking his nationality.

10.   The Parisian authorities said they wanted to check his nationality, but have now accepted he is French.