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| France 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. He is expected to give a news conference before travelling. | |
| Live updates: France beheading attack | |
| Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is said to be on his way to the scene. | 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. | The attack occurred around 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT), according to local media. |
| According to French regional newspaper Le Dauphine Libere, a man was seen driving back and forth in front of the target building earlier this morning. | |
| The man in custody has no ID papers and has refused to talk to anti-terrorism police, reports French broadcaster BFM TV. | |
| According to French news agency AFP, Arabic writing was scrawled on the victim's head. | |
| French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has ordered that security be stepped up at sensitive sites around Lyon. | French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has ordered that security be stepped up at sensitive sites around Lyon. |
| Alain Juppe, the mayor of Bordeaux, took to Twitter to condemn the attack. | |
| "The terrorist threat is at a maximum," he said, adding that France "must make every effort to protect its citizens". | |
| The attack comes nearly six months after Islamist attacks in and around Paris that killed 17 people. | The attack comes nearly six months after Islamist attacks in and around Paris that killed 17 people. |