"The man in his early twenties from a Paris suburb had been charged with 'terrorist criminal conspiracy' and remanded in custody. French counter-terrorism prosecutors suspect he asked teenagers to place an explosive device outside the US financial institution near the famed Champs-Elysees avenue."
"The investigation suggested he recruited three minors the night of Thursday to Friday, offering to pay them €500 to €1,000 for the job. After a failed attempt that night, 'two of three minors tried again the following night'."
"A source close to the case told AFP that 'the minors know each other; they are from Montreuil (just outside Paris). The adult, who was hanging around the neighbourhood, had already given them paid jobs.'"
"'The teenagers said they had been pressured by the adult,' another source close to the case."
French authorities charged a young man and three minors for an attempted attack on a Bank of America branch in Paris. The man, in his twenties, was charged with 'terrorist criminal conspiracy' after allegedly recruiting minors to place an explosive device. He offered them €500 to €1,000 for the task. Following a failed attempt, two minors tried again the next night. The minors were arrested and remanded in custody, while their lawyers criticized the premature disclosure of case details by authorities.
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