French minister says church attack foiled in Paris

April 22, 2015 23:10

A man allegedly planning an attack on "one or two churches" has been arrested in Paris, France's interior minister announced today, adding the IT student was also allegedly behind the mysterious murder of a woman near the French capital.

The 24-year-old, who was detained on Sunday, was known to intelligence services for wanting to go to Syria to fight with jihadists.

"Several war weapons, hand guns, ammunition, bullet-proof vests and computer and telephone hardware" were found at his home and in his car, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.

The arrest comes more than three months after Islamic extremists went on a three-day killing spree in and around Paris, leaving 17 people dead.

The January 7-9 attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine, a policewoman and a Jewish supermarket sent shockwaves around the world, and prompted several reforms in France including controversial new spy laws that are currently being debated in parliament.

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