France opens probe into suspected attack on Bank of America in Paris
Police arrest suspect before setting off explosive device outside US bank's headquarters.
Incident in the city’s 8th arrondissement reportedly involved a homemade explosive device
French police prevented an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris on Saturday when they arrested a man about to set off a homemade explosive device, officials and sources close to the case said.
The incident occurred at about 3.30am (0230 GMT) in front of a Bank of America building in the city’s 8th arrondissement, a couple of streets away from the Champs-Élysées.
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