The 26-year-old Russian-Ukrainian was arrested in his hotel near Charles de Gaulle airport on June 3, after an accident while making explosives. He was planning to target a hardware store north of Paris, as part of a sabotage campaign orchestrated by Moscow.
France arrests Ukraine-Russia national with explosives on terror charges - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-arrested-russian-speaker-possession-explosives-near-paris-airport-bfm-tv-2024-06-05/
Not the Le Monde article, but also not paywalled.
Jesus, the only reason they caught him was because he blew himself up making bombs? How many others are out there?
I guess the trope of bomb makers missing fingers in movies is based on reality.