Paris Bank Bomb Plot: Teens Charged in Terror Conspiracy

0:00French authorities just busted a bomb plot targeting a bank of America branch in Paris, charging four suspects with terrorist criminal conspiracy. Three of them are minors, and prosecutors want them held as they dig deeper. Cops spotted the crew early Saturday during surveillance and nabbed a 17-year-old right there at the scene. A propaganda video dropped on social media March 23rd, calling out the US bank as a hit, linked to a pro-iron outfit called Haraket Ashab. Ow, Yaman, Ow, Islamia, or the Islamic movement of the companions of the right. They later grabbed two 16-year-olds in one adult with a drug grab sheet while a fifth person walked free. The young suspects, all clean records before this, swear they had no terror plans. Charges include building and hauling explosives for an organized terror hit. This fits a pattern with the group claiming fire bombings on Jewish charity ambulances in London last week, plus stuff in Belgium and the Netherlands.

1:00London cops made three more arrests, wins they tied to that ambulance attack. French officials see a likely connection to this Paris plot, though it's not locked in yet. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez points to Iran's intel using proxies to strike US spots, Jewish groups, and opposition folks abroad. Tensions spiked since the US and Israel kicked off their war on Iran, February 28, so securities ramped up around key sites and Iranian dissidents. Investigators keep piecing it together, watching for more moves across Europe. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.