Overview
- French police, who intervened early Saturday, arrested a suspect as he tried to light a device outside the Bank of America branch in central Paris.
- The homemade device included a five‑liter canister likely filled with fuel and a firework as an igniter, and the suspect allegedly used a lighter to try to set it off.
- Investigators say the suspect reported being recruited on Snapchat for a €600 payout, and an apparent accomplice who stepped back to film the act escaped.
- The Paris anti‑terror prosecutor has taken over the case and reports two additional arrests, while the first suspect, identified as a minor, remains in custody.
- Authorities are examining crimes tied to making incendiary or explosive devices and attempted arson, and they are probing what they call a likely link to Iranian threats as security services heighten vigilance.