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France arrests Tunisian suspected of planning a terrorist attack on a Paris museum
French prosecutors say the suspect had jihadist propaganda on his phone and searched how to make a bomb.
- On May 7, 2026, French police arrested a 27-year-old man from Tunisia suspected of "plotting a violent action inspired by jihadism" against the Louvre and Paris's Jewish community.
- Prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into "terrorist criminal conspiracy" on May 6, 2026, after the PNAT prosecutor's office alleged he contemplated joining "the ranks of the Islamic State terrorist organisation in Syria or Mozambique."
- Investigators found jihadist propaganda videos and hundreds of firearms photos on the suspect's phone, alongside ChatGPT searches for "how to make a bomb."
- Born in Djerba in 1999, the suspect arrived in France in 2022 after crossing the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
- France faces rising terror risks amid heightened European security alerts and regional conflicts involving Gaza and Iran, with jihadist violence increasing after a calm period between 2021 and 2023.
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The jihadist threat resurfaced in France. A 27-year-old Tunisian was charged with a planned attack on a Parisian museum and the Jewish community. DGSI foiled seven attacks this year.
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