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France Lyon: 'Parcel bomb' injures pedestrians France Lyon: Police appeal after parcel bomb attack hurts 13
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A suspected parcel bomb has exploded in the centre of the eastern French city of Lyon, injuring 13 people. French police have made an appeal for information in their hunt for a man suspected of planting a parcel bomb in Lyon, which injured 13 people.
Those hurt in the explosion on Victor-Hugo Street, including a girl aged eight, appear to have suffered superficial injuries. The device went off outside a bakery on a busy street in the heart of the country's third-biggest city.
Police are hunting a cyclist who was seen leaving the parcel outside a bakery on a street corner, reports say. Those hurt, including a girl aged eight, appear to have suffered superficial injuries.
Anti-terrorist prosecutors have taken over the investigation in the country's third-biggest city. Anti-terrorist prosecutors have taken over the investigation and security has been boosted in public places.
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said he had ordered security to be boosted in public places and at major events. Police released a grainy image of the suspect taken from CCTV footage.
They said he was wearing a long-sleeved dark top and light-coloured shorts.
A police source told AFP news agency the suspect appeared to be about 30 and was using a black mountain bike.
What do we know so far?What do we know so far?
The device, which was reportedly full of screws, nuts and bolts, exploded around 17:30 (15:30 GMT) on the street in the historic city centre, between the Saone and Rhone rivers. The device, which was reportedly full of screws, nuts and bolts, exploded around 17:30 (15:30 GMT) on Victor-Hugo Street, in the historic city centre, between the Saone and Rhone rivers.
Reports say a man aged between 30 and 35 arrived on a bicycle and left the bag. He is said to have been wearing a face mask and dark glasses.
French media quoted a receptionist at a nearby hotel as saying there had been a "deafening blast".French media quoted a receptionist at a nearby hotel as saying there had been a "deafening blast".
"I saw people running and panicking and heard several cries," Alexis Saillan told BFMTV."I saw people running and panicking and heard several cries," Alexis Saillan told BFMTV.
The mayor of Lyon's 2nd Arrondissement, Denis Broliquier, said he was certain the device had been designed to cause injury.
Several witnesses had told him, he said, that the device had been placed in a bag and left by a man filmed by municipal CCTV.
Two metro stations in the city - Ampère Victor Hugo and Bellecour - have been closed, police said.
The last time a parcel bomb had exploded in France was in 2007 when a device killed one person and injured another in front of a law office in Paris, AFP news agency reports. Police never found the bomber.The last time a parcel bomb had exploded in France was in 2007 when a device killed one person and injured another in front of a law office in Paris, AFP news agency reports. Police never found the bomber.
Jihadist gun and bomb attacks have killed more than 250 people in France since 2015 and the country remains on high alert, with military patrols a regular feature of security in cities including Lyon.Jihadist gun and bomb attacks have killed more than 250 people in France since 2015 and the country remains on high alert, with military patrols a regular feature of security in cities including Lyon.
The blast in Lyon comes days before France votes in the European elections after a closely fought race.