5 arrested after discovered bomb at Paris football stadium
5 arrested after discovered bomb at Paris football stadium just hours before the play. Five suspects were arrested at the scene, including a known radical with links to Islamist movements.
An improvised explosive device was found near the Parc des Princes, home of Paris Saint-Germain. The four gas cylinders soaked in petrol were found, before a PSG home game. All were linked to a mobile phone that could ignite the cylinders so causing an explosion. The bomb was defused by experts at the scene before the match. French police have confirmed, as five men were arrested – including one known Islamist extremist.
It comes nearly two years after the Paris attacks when three suicide bombers hit the Stade de France before France played Germany.