The ISIS sympathizer was arrested at his parents’ home, where he sustained minor injuries while trying to evade police.
By JNS
French authorities have detained a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of plotting large-scale terrorist attacks against embassies and government institutions, including the Israeli embassy in Paris, sources close to the investigation told Agence France-Presse on Saturday.
The teenager was formally placed under investigation and jailed on Friday, confirming details first reported by Le Parisien.
The suspect was arrested on Monday at his parents’ home in Sarthe, western France, where he sustained minor injuries while trying to evade police.
A search uncovered a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State group, as well as a list of schools in the nearby city of Le Mans. Alongside the list was a note referencing numbers of liters, which investigators believe could relate to chemicals or incendiary materials.
The 17-year-old is suspected of considering attacks on the embassies of Israel, Britain and the United States, as well as the French Interior Ministry, media headquarters in Paris, and the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
According to one source cited by AFP, the teenager confessed to elements of the alleged plot, saying he was determined to carry out the plans, though no operational steps had yet been taken.
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