Authorities foiled an ISIS-linked attack in Paris on Saturday, arresting a 15-year-old boy suspected of preparing an imminent “violent action,” two judicial sources told Reuters.
(FOX)- The boy, who was not identified, had been under house arrest since the coordinated Nov. 13 Paris attacks that killed 130 people. After that deadly episode, France declared a state of emergency.
It was not immediately clear why the teen was under house arrest.
The boy was allegedly planning an attack on a public place, a source told Reuters.
Another source said that the teen was in contact with a known Islamic extremist, Rashid Kassim.
Kassim, a Syrian-based jihadist, is suspected of being behind a plot to attack a Paris train station this week. Authorities thwarted that scheme, however, arresting seven people, including four women.