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France beheading attack: 'Man decapitated' near Lyon | |
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A man has been beheaded and at least one other person injured in a suspected Islamist attack on a gas factory near the French city of Lyon. | |
There were several small explosions, possibly caused by gas canisters, at the Air Products factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, sources said. | |
A man has been arrested by anti-terror police, officials say. | |
Reports suggest two attackers drove into the factory carrying a flag with Arabic writing on it. | |
French President Francois Hollande will leave the EU summit in Brussels this afternoon and return to France. | |
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is said to be on his way to the scene. | |
The attack occurred around 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT), according to local media. | |
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has ordered that security be stepped up at sensitive sites around Lyon. | |
The attack comes nearly six months after Islamist attacks in and around Paris that killed 17 people. |