(AFP) French authorities have detained a 17-year-old on suspicion of plotting attacks against embassies or official buildings, sources close to the investigation told AFP on Saturday.
The teen was formally put under investigation and locked up on Friday, they said, confirming information first given by Le Parisien daily.
He was arrested on Monday at his parents’ home where he lived in the western Sarthe region and suffered light injuries as he tried to escape police.
One of the sources said a search of the home found a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State group and a list of schools in Le Mans, Sarthe’s main city.
