Donbas man arrested in Paris with bomb in hotel room

Authorities in France have arrested a 26-year-old resident of Donbas who holds both Ukrainian and Russian citizenship. The man had an explosive device in his hotel room. According to the prosecution, he sustained significant burns as a result of the explosion. The 26-year-old was transported to the hospital.

At the beginning of this week, French police arrested a man near Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. He was found with explosives in his hotel room.

As reported by the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office (PNAT), just before the arrest, the device exploded, causing the man to sustain serious burns. After receiving assistance from firefighters, he was transported to the hospital.

Several passports and materials used to make explosive devices were found at the scene. One of these materials had exploded.

Sources from BFMTV assessed that the device was likely made using an old method involving connecting to a phone and activating it via a phone signal.

Meanwhile, Reuters, citing its sources within French services, reported that the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office has taken over the case and initiated an investigation related to suspicion of involvement in a terrorist plot.

The agency reports that the French intelligence agency is also expected to be involved in the investigation. According to BFMTV's findings, the man attempted to produce the explosive device by himself.

Because the Olympic Games are approaching in Paris, the country's authorities raised the terrorist threat level to the highest level in March of this year.