Two more arrests made over attempted attack on US bank HQ in Paris....

Police have arrested two more suspects over an apparent attempt to detonate a homemade device outside a Paris branch of Bank of America, France’s domestic security service said on Sunday.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Saturday the war in the Middle East may have motivated the attempted attack.

Police detained a first suspect, believed to be a minor, in the early hours of Saturday shortly after he placed a device outside the bank building near the Champs-Élysées.

The suspect was accompanied by a second individual who appeared to be filming the scene on a mobile phone but fled when officers arrived.

A source close to the investigation said the device contained five litres of liquid believed to be fuel along with an ignition system.

Two additional arrests were made later on Saturday night. According to a police source, the first suspect said he had been recruited via the Snapchat platform and promised 600 euros ($692) to carry out the attack.

Nunez said authorities had not identified those behind the plot but suggested possible involvement of “proxies” linked to Iran.

Police said the initial suspect claimed to be a minor from Senegal, with effortunderwayay to verify his identity.

The incident follows weeks of heightened tensions after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory actions across the Gulf, raising fears of wider regional escalation and economic disruption.

French authorities say the country itself is not believed to be a direct target, but U.S. and Israeli interests on its soil could face risks.

Nunez urged heightened vigilance, calling on security forces to increase their presence in transport hubs and other crowded areas.

France’s counter-terrorism prosecutor has opened an investigation into attempted destruction by fire or other dangerous means, with the Paris judicial police and the domestic intelligence agency DGSI leading the probe.