BREAKING: Telegram and Toncoin (TON) Founder Pavel Durov Allegedly Detained in France

According to breaking news, French media reported that Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was detained by police in France.

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of encrypted messaging service Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris on Saturday evening. The 39-year-old French-Russian entrepreneur was detained by gendarmes from the GTA (Air Transport Gendarmerie) at around 8pm as he got off his private jet. Durov was accompanied by a bodyguard and a woman.

According to sources, Durov was on the French FPR (wanted persons file) list and was arrested on the basis of a search warrant issued by OFMIN (Office for the Protection of Minors), which is part of the national directorate of the French judicial police.

The reason for Durov's arrest is shown as illegal content on Telegram.

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