5 arrested over McDonald's blast

Paris - Five people suspected of being involved with a deadly bomb attack against a McDonald's outlet last month were arrested…

Paris - Five people suspected of being involved with a deadly bomb attack against a McDonald's outlet last month were arrested yesterday, authorities have said.

The three men and two women are believed to be activists in the Breton separatist movement considered the prime suspect behind the attack which killed a 27-year-old female McDonald's employee, judicial sources said.

One of those arrested was the spokesman of Emgann, a group seen as a front for the Breton Revolutionary Army, known by its French initials, ARB.

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