According to information provided to the news agency and a French newspaper, a man was arrested at 3:30 a.m. while attempting to ignite a homemade bomb.
The incident occurred outside a Bank of America office in the elegant eighth arrondissement, just a few blocks from the Champs-Élysées.
France's anti-terrorism unit at the prosecutor's office (PNAT) immediately took over the investigation, the prosecutor's office confirmed to AFP.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez praised the police officers' quick action on X.
