Paris Bomb Plot Foiled: Pro-Iranian Islamist Group Suspected in Bank of America Attack

• French authorities charged a young man and three minors in connection with an attempted attack on a Bank of America branch in Paris.
• Investigators are exploring suspicions that a pro-Iran Islamist group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI), was involved.
• The adult suspect allegedly recruited teenagers, offering 500-1,000 euros to plant an explosive device outside the US financial institution.
• Police were alerted to a HAYI propaganda video targeting Bank of America's French headquarters prior to the incident.
• The adult suspect claimed an unknown third party approached him via social media to plant the device as part of a personal vendetta.