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Arrests Made After Bomb Components Found In Apartment Near Paris

September 07 2017

France

French police have arrested three terrorist suspects after explosives were found in an apartment in a Paris suburb, reports the BBC.

On Wednesday, police were called to a residence in the southern suburb of Villejuif when a plumber reported suspicious activity, according to Reuters.

TATP, an explosive often used by suicide bombers, and other explosives-making supplies were found, said Interior Minister Gerard Collomb.

Two suspects of North African origin were arrested,...

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