Srilanka, March 29 -- French police have arrested two more people over an apparent bid to place a homemade explosive device outside the Paris headquarters of Bank of America, prosecutors told AFP on Sunday.

Police also extended the detention period of a minor, arrested on Saturday over the foiled incident, which occurred at around 3:30am (0130 GMT) in front of a Bank of America building in the chic 8th arrondissement, a couple of streets from the Champs-elysees.

French police stopped the apparent bomb attack when they arrested a man about to ignite a homemade explosive device, sources close to the case said.

Police grabbed the man just after he placed a device, made of five litres of liquid believed to be fuel and an ignition system, o...