Police in Paris foil attempted bomb attack outside Bank of America building

Incident in the city’s 8th arrondissement reportedly involved a homemade explosive device French police prevented an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris on Saturday when they arrested a man about to set off a homemade explosive device, officials and sources close to the case said. The incident occurred at about 3.30am (0230 GMT) in front of a…

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• Incident in the city’s 8th arrondissement reportedly involved a homemade explosive device French police prevented an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris on Saturday when they arrested a…
• The incident occurred at about 3.30am (0230 GMT) in front of a Bank of America building in the city’s 8th arrondissement, a couple of streets away from the Champs-Élysées.
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• The incident occurred at about 3.30am (0230 GMT) in front of a Bank of America building in the city’s 8th arrondissement, a couple of streets away from the Champs-Élysées.
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• Incident in the city’s 8th arrondissement reportedly involved a homemade explosive device French police prevented an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris on Saturday when they arrested a…
• The incident occurred at about 3.30am (0230 GMT) in front of a Bank of America building in the city’s 8th arrondissement, a couple of streets away from the Champs-Élysées.