French authorities have given a Russian-Ukrainian citizen preliminary terrorism charges, accusing him of plotting a bombing. The national counterterrorism prosecutor's office said Friday the 26-year-old man was detained in a hotel north of Paris after an explosive device detonated in his room. He was treated for serious burns and questioned.
PARIS — A Russian-Ukrainian citizen was given preliminary terrorism charges Friday in France and accused of plotting a bombing, prosecutors said.
The 26-year-old man was detained in a hotel north of Paris on Monday, and investigators are searching for possible accomplices, the national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office said in a statement.arrived in France. Both were in the country for commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and meetings with the French president.Relations between Russia and France have become increasingly tense in recent months over the conflict.
Prosecutors said the suspect suffered serious burn injuries after an explosive device detonated in his hotel room, and was treated for his injuries before being handed over to France’s domestic intelligence agency for questioning. The statement said the man was presented to an investigating judge on Friday who filed preliminary charges for participation in a terrorist group planning criminal attacks, and for possession of explosives materials aimed at preparing an attack in connection with a terrorist group.22 Chinese nationals jailed in Zambia over multinational cybercrimes
The man, who was not identified, arrived in France a few days before his arrest. French media reported that he was born in Donbas, a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine, and had served in the Russian army.
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