Chests discovered close to Eiffel Tower: ‘Suspect mentioned he bought 40 euros for them’

The coffins have been discovered yesterday morning at round 9am close to the Eiffel Tower within the French capital. Shortly afterwards the van driver was arrested. In response to the police, he’s suspected of delivering the chests to a vacationer middle, report French media.

Three strangers

The motive force, who lived in Bulgaria, informed police he was paid ’40 euros’ to drop off the load with two males. He had left Bulgaria the night time earlier than.

Later within the day, the police reportedly arrested the opposite two suspects – a Ukrainian and a German. They tried to get out of Paris by bus and needed to journey to Berlin.

Macron’s statements

A supply near the police investigation studies to the AFP information company that it’s believed {that a} ‘overseas social gathering’ was concerned within the case. It’s nonetheless not clear what precisely the boys have been attempting to attain with the chests ‘for French troopers in Ukraine’.

In current weeks, French President Emmanuel Macron has steered that French troops might be despatched to Ukraine in some unspecified time in the future to assist in the struggle in opposition to the Russians. The Kremlin known as these statements “harmful.”