French Cops Foil Bomb Plot, Eye Iran Link

0:00It's March 30, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Global News Today World News, powered by AI. French cops just stopped the bomb plot outside of Bank of America branch in Paris over the weekend, and now they're eyeing a possible Iran connection. Officials spotted two suspects with a shopping bag near the building on Saturday morning, leading to three arrests. The interior minister says the setup matches attacks in the Netherlands, Belgium, and even London last week, where a pro-Aran group torched ambulances. From a Jewish charity, that group calls itself the Islamic movement of the companions of the right on telegram, and they've tied their hits to Middle East tensions. Minister Laurent Nunez called it a direct link, pointing to Iran's style of using proxies like common crooks to target U.S. spots, Jewish groups, or Iranian dissidents. Since the U.S. and Israel kicked off their war with Iran on February 28, France has ramped up protection for key sites, opposition figures, and big personalities.

1:02Prosecutors open a terrorism probe, and authorities are digging deeper into these patterns across Europe to stay ahead of any more threats.