Paris Bomb Plot Foiled: Iranian Links Suspected

0:00It's March 28th, from coast to coast. This is US News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Early this morning around 3.30 a.m. Pairs police foiled a bomb plot right in front of a bank of America branch in the fancy 8th. Aaron Dismont just blocks from the Shumps LSEs. They nabbed one suspect's seconds after he planted a device, packed with five liters of what seems like fuel and an ignition system loaded with six. 150 grams of explosive powder. The guy they caught claims he's a minor from Senegal, though cops are still checking that out. He told them he got recruited through Snapchat to pull off the attack for 600 euros. His partner bolted when Kalice showed up and sources say that accomplice might have been snapping a photo or video from a distance. Francis counter-terrorism prosecutors jumped on the case right away, charging attempted fire damage tied to terrorism and a terrorist conspiracy. Perished judicial police and the domestic intel agency DGSI are digging deep with the device now at the forensics lab for full tests.

1:04Bank of America says they're looped in with French authorities. Reactions poured in quick with Interior Minister Laurel Nunez praising the cops fast move on social media, especially amid global tensions. Since the Middle East war kicked off, Europe's been extra watchful for hits on Iranian critics, Jewish sites and American or Israeli spots. This looks like a real Iranian push against U.S. and Israeli targets across Europe. What the pro rolls on with the suspect in custody and vigilance cranked up high in France.