Officers arrested 23-year-old man in Paris after he allegedly admitted he intended to set fire to one of the French capital's largest parks, a police source said Saturday.

Il a déclaré vouloir brûler le bois tout entier. Grâce à l'intervention rapide des forces de l'ordre, seul un mètre carré de végétation a brûlé.

L'homme de 23 ans a mis le feu à un tas de broussailles dans la soirée du vendredi 17 juillet. Un mètre carré de végétation a brûlé avant l'extinction des flammes.

Officers arrested 23-year-old man in Paris after he allegedly admitted he intended to set fire to one of the French capital's largest parks, a police source said Saturday.

Officers arrested 23-year-old man in Paris after he allegedly admitted he intended to set fire to one of the French capital’s largest parks, a police source said on July 18.