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Paris Police Re-Arrest Tunisian Over ChatGPT Bomb Queries

5/12/2026

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Police stopped a 27-year-old Tunisian who entered France illegally in 2022, stored jihadist videos, gun photos and a Louvre video on his phone, and detained him on terrorist plotting during a traffic check in Paris.
Investigators found ChatGPT queries about bomb-making on his phone, confirming extremist research.
Anti-terror police re-arrested him as he left the court after a judge ordered his release following nine days in pre-trial detention.

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Police stopped a 27-year-old Tunisian who entered France illegally in 2022, stored jihadist videos, gun photos and a Louvre video on his phone, and detained him on terrorist plotting during a traffic check in Paris.
Investigators found ChatGPT queries about bomb-making on his phone, confirming extremist research.
Anti-terror police re-arrested him as he left the court after a judge ordered his release following nine days in pre-trial detention.