William Molinié / Photo credit: STEPHANE MOUCHMOUCHE / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP 9:58 p.m., March 10, 2024, modified at 10:02 p.m., March 10, 2024

The RAID and the deminers intervened this Sunday morning, shortly after 6 a.m. in an apartment in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon.

During the search, investigators found at least one kilo of TATP, a very unstable homemade explosive, as well as Salafist literature.

A man and a woman were taken into custody.

According to information from Europe 1, a man and a woman were arrested and taken into police custody in Lyon.

The woman is suspected of having prepared explosives with a view to offering them for sale via social networks, in particular Snapchat.

The RAID and the deminers intervened this Sunday morning, shortly after 6 a.m. in an apartment in the 8th arrondissement of the capital of the Gauls.

Salafist literature

During the search, at least one kilo of TATP, a very unstable homemade explosive, was found and immediately destroyed by the deminers due to its dangerousness.

Two mobile phones, a false identity card and a booklet of Salafist literature were also seized. 

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The suspect's companion was wanted by the police, due to a 6-month prison sentence for drug violations.

The judicial police were contacted.