French authorities on Sunday May 20th identified the man arrested in Marseille with electrical equipment that could be used to make an explosive device as a 48-year-old Bulgarian.
The suspect, who had claimed he was Chechen and spoke Russian, was detained at the main railway station in the southern city on Saturday after a woman reported him to patrolling anti-terror troops, saying he was acting strangely.

The station, a major transport hub, was shut down for four hours on Saturday while it was swept by explosives experts.

Prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux revealed that the man being held in custody on suspicion of preparing a crime is a Bulgarian national. Police had found the electrical equipment on him.

"What he had on him was not an explosive device, it was not dangerous in itself, but it was electrical, electronic equipment that could be used to make an explosive device," Tarabeux told AFP. The suspect can be held until midday on Monday.

Read more: The Local (France)