French Police Neutralize Suspected Bomb Left in Cathedral

French Police Neutralize Suspected Bomb Left in Cathedral
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PARIS—French police evacuated the Saint Etienne Cathedral in the city of Toulouse Friday after a man entered during morning Mass and left a package containing a suspected homemade bomb that failed to explode, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

The package, apparently an “improvised explosive device” that lacked a detonator, was safely neutralized, Darmanin’s statement said.