Russian-Ukrainian ‘terrorist’ arrested in Paris after ‘setting off bomb in hotel near airport & plotting mo...

The blast at Charles de Gaulle led to the arrest of the 26-year-old from the war-torn Donbas region of Ukraine.The explosion happened in an airport hotel on Monday afternoon, just two days before world leaders - including American president Joe Biden - flew into the French capital in time for the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations.

"Initial findings revealed products and materials intended for the manufacture of explosive devices on site," a source at France’s national anti-terrorist prosecutor's office told news outlet BFMTV."The man, of Russian and Ukrainian nationality, who was conscious despite his injuries, explained to investigators that he had built homemade batteries for mobile phones when one of them exploded.

There have been numerous high-level warnings of potential Russian attacks on European soil throughout ongoing Russian-Ukraine war. This week France is hosting high-profile commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.

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