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| French police arrest three over Lyon bomb blast | French police arrest three over Lyon bomb blast |
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| French police have arrested three people over an explosion in the heart of the city of Lyon last week that injured 13 people. | French police have arrested three people over an explosion in the heart of the city of Lyon last week that injured 13 people. |
| According to Paris prosecutors, the suspected bomber is a 24-year-old Algerian citizen, who was arrested along with his mother and another Algerian friend. Police have also questioned the main suspect’s sister. | According to Paris prosecutors, the suspected bomber is a 24-year-old Algerian citizen, who was arrested along with his mother and another Algerian friend. Police have also questioned the main suspect’s sister. |
| The suspected bomber is an IT student previously unknown to police, Lyon’s mayor Gérard Collomb said. | The suspected bomber is an IT student previously unknown to police, Lyon’s mayor Gérard Collomb said. |
| An investigation over “attempted murders linked to a terrorist organisation” was opened on Friday and police had been hunting for a man seen cycling near the scene of the crime wearing a green top, Bermuda shorts while carrying a dark rucksack. | An investigation over “attempted murders linked to a terrorist organisation” was opened on Friday and police had been hunting for a man seen cycling near the scene of the crime wearing a green top, Bermuda shorts while carrying a dark rucksack. |
| Police circulated photos of the suspect on Twitter, leading to several calls with information. | Police circulated photos of the suspect on Twitter, leading to several calls with information. |
| The explosive device, filled with screws and ball bearings, was placed in front of a bakery near the corner of two crowded pedestrian streets in the historic centre of Lyon. | The explosive device, filled with screws and ball bearings, was placed in front of a bakery near the corner of two crowded pedestrian streets in the historic centre of Lyon. |
| Investigators recovered small screws, ball bearings and batteries along with a printed circuit and a remote-controlled trigger device. Fortunately officials later said the charge was relatively weak. | Investigators recovered small screws, ball bearings and batteries along with a printed circuit and a remote-controlled trigger device. Fortunately officials later said the charge was relatively weak. |
| Sources close to the investigation suspected the explosive was acetone peroxide, or Apex, a volatile compound used in a series of deadly Paris attacks on 13 November 2015. | |
| Thirteen people were wounded in the blast in Lyon – eight women, four men and a 10-year-old girl – of whom 11 needed hospital treatment. | Thirteen people were wounded in the blast in Lyon – eight women, four men and a 10-year-old girl – of whom 11 needed hospital treatment. |
| Although none of their injuries is believed to be life-threatening, authorities said some needed surgery to remove shrapnel. | Although none of their injuries is believed to be life-threatening, authorities said some needed surgery to remove shrapnel. |
| France has been on high alert following a wave of deadly jihadist terror attacks since 2015 which have killed more than 250 people. | France has been on high alert following a wave of deadly jihadist terror attacks since 2015 which have killed more than 250 people. |
| Islamic State has been behind many of the attacks in the country but no one has claimed responsibility for the Lyon blast. | |
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