A teenage migrant from Senegal has reportedly been arrested for allegedly attempting to set off a homemade bomb outside of a Bank of America building in central Paris.
At around 3:30 am in the early hours of Saturday morning, police officers from the anti-crime brigade (BAC) force thwarted an apparent terror attack attempt on La Boétie in the 8th arrondissement of the French capital.
According to information obtained by Le Figaro, a hooded figure stood outside the Bank of America branch, attempting to use a lighter to set fire to a mortar-style firecracker fuse attached to a five-litre container holding an unidentified liquid, which is believed to have been a hydrocarbon.
Fortunately, before the fire could catch, the would-be terrorist was foiled by BAC officers.
The French paper of record further reported that the 17-year-old suspect was born in the West African nation of Senegal before migrating to France. He
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