Three people between the ages of 19 and 24 are being held and interrogated as suspected of preparing a terrorist act, French prosecutors said today, confirming relevant journalistic information.

According to the French television station RTL, the main suspect is 19 years old, living in Dunkirk, northern France, and after police investigations were found in his home explosive materials.

According to the newspaper Le Parisien had stated, online, a friend of the Islamic State and was preparing terrorist acts against a variety of targets.

French media say that after his arrest, two other people in his close environment were arrested and held, whose lawyers, however, say they have nothing to do with the Islamic State and terrorist acts.