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Prosecutor Says Suspect In Paris 'Explosives Lab' Linked To ISIS

September 11 2017

France

A man arrested last week near Paris had a direct link to the Islamic State, charges a French prosecutor, as reported by Deutsche Welle.

Police found TATP explosives, which is often used by suicide bombers, in a Sept. 6 raid in Villejuif, south of Paris.

Two men were placed into a formal investigation and detained on Sunday, said the prosecutor. A third suspect was release without being charged.

One suspect had been in "direct contact" in August 2016 via Facebook with...

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