Police in Paris foil attempted bomb attack outside Bank of America building
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“French police prevented an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris on Saturday when they arrested a man about to set off a homemade explosive device”
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— The Catacombs of Paris (French: Catacombes de Paris, ) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people. Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone q…
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— Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. Born in New York City, she is a great-granddaughter of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton…
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“The incident occurred at about 3.30am (0230 GMT) in front of a Bank of America building in the city’s 8th arrondissement”
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“Police grabbed the man just after he had placed a device that held five litres of liquid, believed to be fuel, and an ignition system”
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“The ignition component had 650g (23 ounces) of explosive powder inside it, according to an initial assessment”
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— Year 650 (DCL) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 650 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became t…
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— The IBM 650 Magnetic Drum Data-Processing Machine is an early digital computer produced by IBM in the mid-1950s. It was the first mass-produced computer in the world. Almost 2,000 systems were produce…
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— The Palm Treo 650 is a Palm OS-based smartphone, the successor to Palm's Treo 600. It began shipping in November 2004, and was discontinued in 2008.
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“The device was taken to the Paris police’s forensics lab for full analysis”
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No sources mention forensic analysis of any explosive device in Paris police labs.
“France’s counterterrorism prosecutor’s office confirmed the suspect was in police custody”
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“The investigation is looking into 'attempted damage by fire or other dangerous means in connection with a terrorist undertaking' and a 'terrorist criminal conspiracy'”
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“The Paris judicial police and France’s domestic intelligence service, the General Directorate for Internal Security, are also involved in the investigation”
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