Paris: French terrorism prosecutors have opened an investigation into an attempted attack on a Bank of America building in Paris, local media reported Saturday. A man was arrested overnight Friday after trying to ignite an explosive device outside the building, broadcaster Franceinfo reported.

According to Anadolu Agency, the suspect was intercepted with a lighter while allegedly trying to ignite a container filled with an unidentified liquid and a firecracker, which he had placed in front of the building. A second individual reportedly fled the scene.

The suspect told police he had been dropped off at the location and recruited via the Snapchat app in exchange for pound 600 ($692). BFMTV reported that the suspect claims to have been born in 2009 and to be of Senegalese descent.

The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that it is investigating various offenses, including attempted damage by fire or dangerous means in connection with a terrorist enterprise, manufacturing incendiary or explosive devices, and terrorist criminal conspiracy.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez praised the rapid police response, saying it ‘made it possible to thwart a violent act of a terrorist nature.’ “Vigilance remains more than ever at a high level,” he said on the US social media platform X.