(AFP) Police arrested two men in Paris on Sunday for criminal conspiracy in relation with a terrorist undertaking and possession of explosives, said France’s national anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office (PNAT).
French media reported that the main suspect, a 19-year-old living in northern France, had ties to the Islamic State jihadist group, although his lawyer refuted those claims.
The two men were placed in custody, and a third was charged for not reporting a terrorist crime and placed under legal supervision, prosecutors said.
All are over 18, the prosecutor’s office said without specifying their exact age or how advanced their potential plan was.
