Armed police arrested three men who allegedly threatened to blow up a bus

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Armed terror police swooped after reports of two men carrying explosives in the Gobelins district of the French capital this afternoon.

There were also reports of a supicious package on board a number 91 bus in Saint-Marcel Boulevard.

France Info said that three young men have now been arrested as a a 'precaution' after they refused to be searched by security forces and began "issuing threats".