Overview
- Police arrested at least five suspects linked to the November 12 blast at La Poste’s main Roubaix branch after coordinated operations by Lille’s BRI and the BRB.
- Searches recovered explosives, about ten detonators, a frame used to attack ATMs, assault rifles and large quantities of ammunition.
- Investigators say the bag carried off in the getaway contained only empty bags, leaving the actual haul undetermined.
- The attackers used explosives to breach the external cash‑transfer safe around 8:30 a.m., causing heavy façade and nearby shop damage but no injuries.
- Eyewitness video shows masked individuals removing bags and fleeing by car as the Lille prosecutor’s office and the JIRS pursue an organized-crime and explosives case.