Bomb squad found the suspicious package around 11 a.m. ( 5 a.m . ET ) Police : Could not confirm French TV reports that package contained dynamite . Jim Bittermann , CNN 's senior European correspondent based in Paris , said : `` These kind of stores at this time of year are absolutely packed with shoppers . '' Printemps is an upscale department store on the Boulevard Haussman . The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Bomb squad found the suspicious package around 11 a.m. ( 5 a.m . ET ) Police : Could not confirm French TV reports that package contained dynamite . Printemps is an upscale department store on the Boulevard Haussman . The Associated Press contributed to this report.