FranceFǎguó法国police / authoritiesjǐngfāng警方to foil / defeatcuòbài挫败ParisBālí巴黎Bank of AmericaMěiguó Yínháng美国银行explosion / bombbàozhà爆炸attackxíjī袭击，to investigatediàochá调查IranYīlǎng伊朗connection / backgroundbèijǐng背景。
France
Fǎguó
法国
police / authorities
jǐngfāng
警方
to foil / defeat
cuòbài
挫败
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
Bank of America
Měiguó Yínháng
美国银行
explosion / bomb
bàozhà
爆炸
attack
xíjī
袭击
to investigate
diàochá
调查
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
connection / background
bèijǐng
背景
March 28th
sān yuè èrshíbā rì
三月二十八日
early morning / before dawn
língchén
凌晨
France
Fǎguó
法国
police / authorities
jǐngfāng
警方
in / at
zài
在
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
Bank of America
Měiguó Yínháng
美国银行
building
dàlóu
大楼
outside
wài
外
to arrest
dàibǔ
逮捕
one (person)
yī míng
一名
man
nánzǐ
男子
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to stop / prevent
zǔzhǐ
阻止
completed action particle
le
了
an / one instance of
yī qǐ
一起
bomb
bàozhà
爆炸
attack
xíjī
袭击
France
Fǎguó
法国
prosecutorial authorities
jiǎnchá jīguān
检察机关
immediately / promptly
suíjí
随即
to open / launch
kāiqǐ
开启
counter-terrorism
fǎn kǒng
反恐
investigation
diàochá
调查
and / moreover
bìng
并
to suspect
huáiyí
怀疑
case
ànjiàn
案件
possibly / may
kěnéng
可能
with
yǔ
与
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to exist / have
cúnzài
存在
connection / link
guānlián
关联
March 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
March 28th
sān yuè èrshíbā rì
三月二十八日
early morning / before dawn
língchén
凌晨
three-thirty in the morning
sān shí bàn
三时半
France
Fǎguó
法国
police / authorities
jǐngfāng
警方
at
zài
在
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
Champs-Elysees Avenue
Xiāngsè Lísě Dàdào
香榭丽舍大道
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
to arrest / apprehend
jūbǔ
拘捕
one (person)
yī míng
一名
man
nánzǐ
男子
to stop / prevent
zǔzhǐ
阻止
completed action particle
le
了
an / one instance of
yī qǐ
一起
aimed at / targeting
zhēnduì
针对
Bank of America
Měiguó Yínháng
美国银行
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
headquarters
zǒngbù
总部
structural particle
de
的
bomb
bàozhà
爆炸
attack
xíjī
袭击
according to
jù
据
reports
bàodào
报道
the / said
gāi
该
man
nánzǐ
男子
to carry
xiédài
携带
structural particle
de
的
explosive device
bàozhà zhuāngzhì
爆炸装置
consists of / by
yóu
由
two bottles
liǎng píng
两瓶
flammable liquid
yìrán yètǐ
易燃液体
and
hé
和
650 grams
liùbǎi wǔshí kè
650克
explosive powder
bàozhà fěnmò
爆炸粉末
composed of / made up of
zǔchéng
组成
investigators
diàochá rényuán
调查人员
to discover / find
fāxiàn
发现
this (person)
zhè míng
这名
suspect
xiányírén
嫌疑人
claims / self-reported
zìchēng
自称
on
zài
在
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
Snapchat (messaging app)
Snapchat
Snapchat
on / above
shàng
上
by someone
bèi rén
被人
to hire / recruit
gùyòng
雇用
payment / reward
bàochou
报酬
is / amounts to
wéi
为
600 euros
liùbǎi Ōuyuán
600欧元
after this / subsequently
cǐ hòu
此后
France
Fǎguó
法国
authorities
dāngjú
当局
again / additionally
yòu
又
to arrest
dàibǔ
逮捕
completed action particle
le
了
four (people)
sì míng
四名
involved in the case
shèàn
涉案
individuals / persons
rényuán
人员
among them
qízhōng
其中
three (people)
sān míng
三名
are
wéi
为
minors / underage individuals
wèi chéngniánrén
未成年人
France
Fǎguó
法国
prosecutorial authorities
jiǎnchá jīguān
检察机关
immediately / promptly
suíjí
随即
toward / regarding
duì
对
this case
cǐ àn
此案
to open / launch
kāiqǐ
开启
counter-terrorism
fǎn kǒng
反恐
investigation
diàochá
调查
and / moreover
bìng
并
to suspect
huáiyí
怀疑
case
ànjiàn
案件
possibly / may
kěnéng
可能
with
yǔ
与
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to exist / have
cúnzài
存在
connection / link
guānlián
关联
sources with knowledge of the matter
zhīqíng rénshì
知情人士
to reveal / disclose
tòulù
透露
this
cǐ cì
此次
attempted but failed / foiled
wèisuì
未遂
attack
xíjī
袭击
seems / appears to
sìhū
似乎
to be
shì
是
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
targeting / aimed at
zhēnduì
针对
Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
within the territory of
jìng nèi
境内
US / American
Měiguó
美国
and
jí
及
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
interests
lìyì
利益
targets
mùbiāo
目标
structural particle
de
的
threat
wēixié
威胁
structural particle
de
的
concrete / specific
jùtǐ
具体
manifestation / embodiment
tǐxiàn
体现
France
Fǎguó
法国
authorities
dāngjú
当局
stated / indicated
biǎoshì
表示
will
jiāng
将
to continue
jìxù
继续
to strengthen / enhance
jiāqiáng
加强
toward
duì
对
relevant / related
xiāngguān
相关
targets
mùbiāo
目标
structural particle
de
的
security / safety
ānquán
安全
protection
bǎohù
保护
New Words
fāzhǎn
发展
development
jīnróng
金融
financial
shìchǎng
市场
market
jìshù
技术
technology
zēngzhǎng
增长
growth
tóuzī
投资
investment
qǐyè
企业
enterprise
chǎnyè
产业
industry
chuàngxīn
创新
innovation
quánqiú
全球
global
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