French police arrest suspected terrorist who ‘planned attack on tourists’

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in a train station in France after plotting a terror attack on tourists.

The man, who was intercepted at Carcassone station earlier today, was reportedly carrying a knife and a hammer at the time of the arrest.

Local reports say the man admitted to police that he planned to attack tourists before also targeting French security forces.

The man is now being held by officials in Toulouse.

#BREAKING French police arrest man suspected of planning attack on tourists: legal source

— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 16, 2016