Five arrested over homemade bomb found near Paris stadium
- 7 years ago
French counter-terrorism investigators have arrested five suspects after a homemade explosive device was found on a usually quiet Parisian street in the early hours of Saturday.
It was discovered at dawn by a resident in the wealthy 16th arrondissement (district) in western Paris, on rue Chanez, a short walk from the Parc des Princes football stadium where Paris Saint-Germain was playing against Bordeaux later that day.
In and outside the residential building, police found four gas canisters doused with petrol and wired to connect to a mobile phone.
Judicial sources said the bomb had failed to explode despite multiple attempts to detonate it remotely.
Several of the suspects being questioned were known for their ties to radical Islam, a source close to the investigation told AFP news agency.
It was discovered at dawn by a resident in the wealthy 16th arrondissement (district) in western Paris, on rue Chanez, a short walk from the Parc des Princes football stadium where Paris Saint-Germain was playing against Bordeaux later that day.
In and outside the residential building, police found four gas canisters doused with petrol and wired to connect to a mobile phone.
Judicial sources said the bomb had failed to explode despite multiple attempts to detonate it remotely.
Several of the suspects being questioned were known for their ties to radical Islam, a source close to the investigation told AFP news agency.