According to the newspaper Le Journal de Dimanche, the suspect was an elderly Egyptian citizen who was in contact with the Islamic State*.
According to the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs, over the past three weeks, five people have been detained on suspicion of preparing terrorist attacks. All of them are being investigated in separate cases, but each detainee had connections with the Islamic State.
Previously, restorers in France mounted the spire for Notre Dame Cathedral. It is completely identical to the one that decorated the temple before the fire in 2019.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the new stage of restoration.
* “Islamic State” (IS, ISIS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of Russia dated December 29, 2014.