2024-07-03 13:01:50
According to the publication, the detained 26-year-old Russian named Maksim is from Donbas, has Russian and Ukrainian passports, and also fought in Eastern Ukraine on the Russian side for two years.
As French investigators found out, the suspect planned to plant an improvised explosive device in the shop early in the morning before it opened. According to the investigation, this is how he wanted to avoid human casualties.
Law enforcement officials also investigated Russian messenger correspondence and confirmed a foreign version of the planned operation. French security services have linked the attempted terror attack to Russia’s campaign to “destabilize” Europe.
The man was arrested in one of the Paris hospitals on June 3. He entered it with gunshot wounds to the upper body, head and face.
The suspect sustained these injuries when he accidentally detonated an explosive device in a hotel room near Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
At first, the detainee denied planning a terrorist attack.
But after searching his hotel room, investigators found forged documents, materials for making explosive devices, traces of ammonium nitrate and cellphones the Russian used to communicate with his curators outside France.
He is known to have arrived in the country a few days before his arrest and purchased all the necessary materials locally.
The activation of Russian agents in France may also be related to the French government’s plans to increase military aid to Ukraine.
2024-07-03 13:01:50