Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov has been arrested by French police at an airport north of Paris.
Mr Durov was detained after his private jet had landed at Le Bourget Airport, French media reported.
Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is expected to appear in court Sunday after being arrested by French police at an airport near Paris for alleged offences related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP.
Russian-born Durov, 39, founded Telegram with his brother in 2013, and the encrypted messaging app isinfluential in Russia, Ukraine and the republics of the former Soviet Union.
