French Police Thwart Bomb Plot Outside Paris Bank Branch
French police arrested a man suspected of planning to detonate a homemade explosive outside a Bank of America branch in Paris’s 8th arrondissement. Officers intervened at around 3:30 am near the Champs-Élysées after spotting a liquid-filled container rigged with an ignition system. France’s counter-terrorism prosecutor confirmed the case is being treated as an attempted terrorist attack. The Paris judicial police and the General Directorate for Internal Security are leading the investigation. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez praised the swift response and commended all security and intelligence teams. A second individual reportedly fled the scene and remains at large. The device has been secured and handed over to forensic experts for further analysis.
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