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France detains two more suspects over foiled Paris Bank of America attack
Four suspects arrested in connection with a failed attack involving an improvised explosive device targeting U.S. interests, with authorities investigating links to Iran and European incidents.
- French authorities arrested two more suspects on Sunday regarding the foiled attack on Bank of America's Paris offices, following the initial detention of a minor during the March 28 intervention.
- Police intervened early Saturday after a patrol spotted two individuals attempting to ignite an improvised explosive device outside the Bank, arresting one suspect while the other fled.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said one individual tried to ignite a hydrocarbon-filled container while another filmed, describing the suspects as common-law offenders acting as paid intermediaries.
- Nunez identified similarities to recent attacks in the Netherlands, Belgium, Britain, and Norway targeting American interests, pointing to 'significant suspicion' of Iranian involvement through proxies.
- Under French law, terror suspects can be held for up to 96 hours with possible extensions, allowing investigators time to interrogate detainees as the case is assigned to Paris police and domestic intelligence.
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According to the French Interior Minister, the incident may be linked to the Iran crisis.
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Two new people were arrested this Sunday as part of the attempt to attack the Bank of America on Saturday morning. If the trail of an attack fomented by Iran is advanced, one is far from the real nuisance capacity of the Iranian regime, according to experts.
As the investigation continues after the arrest in flagrante delicto of a minor in the process of laying down a bomb, the modus operandi recalls Iran's practices. Interior minister Laurent Nuñez, said to make a "link" with the war in the Middle East.
Police have arrested two more people suspected of attempting to detonate an improvised explosive device outside a Bank of America branch in Paris, France's internal security service said on Sunday.
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