Islam in the West:
French police caught two people trying to light a bomb at Bank of America offices in Paris on Saturday.
One was arrested, the other fled. Two alleged accomplices were detained Sunday.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said there is “significant suspicion” of Iran’s involvement via proxies, noting similar incidents targeting U.S.-linked sites in other European countries.
French police dismantled a bomb intended for the Bank of America headquarters in the 8th arrondissement — blocks from the Champs-Elysees. Five liters of an unidentified liquid. 650 grams of powder. A lighter as an ignition system. This wasn’t a prototype.
The arrest chain reveals the – : a minor was recruited on Snapchat for 600 euros to plant it. Two additional conspirators in custody. A terrorism probe now active in France.
Bank of America. Symbolic target in the financial capital of the Western world. The operational security was tight enough that -. Not mid-planning. Mid-execution.
