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France suspects pro-Iranian group HAYI was behind foiled attack on Bank of America Paris
Prosecutors say the suspects recruited three minors and used a device with 650 grams of explosives, as investigators probe possible links to HAYI.
- France suspects the pro-Iranian group HAYI is behind the foiled attack on Bank of America in Paris, its anti-terrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday, although the link has not yet been formally established.
- HAYI posted a propaganda video last week targeting Jewish interests and communities across Europe, specifically naming Bank of America's headquarters in Paris's 8th district.
- Forensic experts found a 5l petrol can taped to a 650-gram pyrotechnic charge in the foiled March 28 attack. Four suspects, including three minors, were formally placed under investigation after being recruited to plant the device.
- French anti-terrorism prosecutors are collaborating with counterparts in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands on similar HAYI-linked attacks across Europe. A fifth person was released for lack of sufficient evidence.
- Investigators are now prioritizing identification of the masterminds behind the attack. Although suspects denied terrorist intent, officials noted the modus operandi appears consistent with operations across Europe.
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France charges four over failed attack on US bank
French authorities Wednesday charged a young man and three minors in connection with an attempted attack against a Bank of America branch in Paris, as investigators explored suspicions a pro-Iran group was involved.
France suspects pro-Iran group was behind foiled attack on bank
France suspects a pro-Iranian group known as HAYI to be behind a foiled attack on Bank of America's Paris offices, its anti-terrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday, although it stressed the link has not yet been formally established. HAYI, which stands for Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya, or Movement of the Companions of the Right Hand of Islam, had posted a propaganda video on social media on March 23 targeting Jewish interests and communiti…
In France, the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (Pnat) opened a judicial investigation for terrorist criminals' associations, following the attack on the Paris headquarters of Bank of America on Saturday, 28 March 2026. Four people were arrested: one major and three minors, one of whom was 17 years old, who had just dropped off an improvised explosive device in front of the bank's entrance. The prosecutor's office requested that they …
The attempt to attack "seems to be able to be linked" to the Hayi group, according to the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office.
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