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French authorities arrested an Islamic extremist who was planning an imminent attack on one or more French churches after he apparently shot himself by accident and called for an ambulance, France’s top security official announced Wednesday. The 24-year-old computer science student was flagged as a risk by security officials last year, said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. He is also accused in the death of a young mother. A French security official, who was not authorized to publicly release details of the arrest, told The Associated Press that the suspect — an Algerian who had lived in France for several years — was arrested Sunday in Paris after he apparently shot himself by accident and called for an ambulance. Police who arrived at the scene found a blood trail leading to his car, with loaded guns, bulletproof vests and notes about potential targets inside.