Summary:

On 11 May 2026, French authorities announced the arrest of Dhafer Mellala, a 27-year-old Tunisian national, on suspicion of plotting a jihadist-inspired attack in Paris. Mellala was detained on 7 May following a preliminary investigation opened the previous day into suspected terrorist criminal conspiracy by France’s national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office (PNAT). He was placed in pre-trial detention on 11 May. 

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