According to French media, a man was caught red-handed at 3:30 a.m. He was in the process of detonating a homemade bomb outside a Bank of America office in the elegant eighth arrondissement, a few blocks from the Champs-Élysées.
France's anti-terrorist unit (PNAT) immediately took over the investigation, the prosecutor's office confirmed to AFP.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez believes that the foiled attack may be related to the war in the Middle East.
"I see a connection between the actions carried out in neighboring countries and those allegedly carried out by small groups that have referred to the conflict," he told BFMTV.
