Belgian woman charged in France over foiled attack on US bank

A 23-year-old Belgian woman has been charged in France for her alleged involvement in a bomb attack on a Bank of America branch in Paris, an incident that took place on March 28 and was reportedly linked to a pro-Iran group. The attack was thwarted by police who arrested four individuals attempting to set off an explosive device outside the US bank.

This incident occurred a month after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which sparked the ongoing war in the Middle East. The Belgian woman, who was handed over by Belgian authorities responding to a European arrest warrant, is one of six people charged over the foiled attack. She was charged with associating with terrorists aiming to set off explosives or incendiary devices likely to cause deaths, as well as possessing and transporting explosive substances in relation to a terrorist operation.

Another Belgian woman was also charged and placed in pre-trial detention in the same case on July 31. The lawyer for the Belgian woman jailed on Friday claimed that his client was innocent and was caught up in an activity in which she had no responsibility, adding that she would appeal.

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