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| France attack: Man decapitated in attack near Lyon | France attack: Man decapitated in attack near Lyon |
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| A man has been decapitated and several others injured at a factory in France in what President Francois Hollande has called a terrorist attack. | A man has been decapitated and several others injured at a factory in France in what President Francois Hollande has called a terrorist attack. |
| Two men drove into the Air Products gas factory near Lyon, officials said, before several explosions were heard. | |
| One of the suspects, who was investigated by police in 2006, has been arrested. | One of the suspects, who was investigated by police in 2006, has been arrested. |
| The dead man was found with Arabic inscriptions on him and an Islamist flag was found near the site. | The dead man was found with Arabic inscriptions on him and an Islamist flag was found near the site. |
| Live updates: France beheading attack | Live updates: France beheading attack |
| At a press conference from Brussels, Mr Hollande confirmed that two attackers had targeted the chemicals factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, crashing into it in a car. | At a press conference from Brussels, Mr Hollande confirmed that two attackers had targeted the chemicals factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, crashing into it in a car. |
| "We have no doubt that the attack was to blow up the building. It bears the hallmarks of a terrorist attack," he said. | "We have no doubt that the attack was to blow up the building. It bears the hallmarks of a terrorist attack," he said. |
| Referring to the terrorist attacks in and around Paris that killed 17 people in January, he said: "We all remember what happened before in our country. There is therefore a lot of emotion." | Referring to the terrorist attacks in and around Paris that killed 17 people in January, he said: "We all remember what happened before in our country. There is therefore a lot of emotion." |
| Mr Hollande said he would leave the EU summit in Brussels this afternoon and return to France. | Mr Hollande said he would leave the EU summit in Brussels this afternoon and return to France. |
| Speaking from the scene, France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the suspect in custody has been under investigation between 2006 and 2008. | Speaking from the scene, France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the suspect in custody has been under investigation between 2006 and 2008. |
| Mr Cazeneuve said the identity of the suspect was yet to be confirmed but that he was thought to be Yacine Sali. | Mr Cazeneuve said the identity of the suspect was yet to be confirmed but that he was thought to be Yacine Sali. |
| "This person was under investigation for radicalisation but this investigation was not renewed in 2008. He had no police record," Mr Cazeneuve said. | "This person was under investigation for radicalisation but this investigation was not renewed in 2008. He had no police record," Mr Cazeneuve said. |
| According to France's Dauphine Libere newspaper, a second suspect has been arrested at his home in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier. | |
| He is believed to be the man seen driving back and forth past the factory before the attack occurred at around 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT), the newspaper said. | |
| A spokesman for Air Products said: "We can confirm that an incident occurred at our facility in L'Isle-d'Abeau, France this morning. | A spokesman for Air Products said: "We can confirm that an incident occurred at our facility in L'Isle-d'Abeau, France this morning. |
| "Our priority at this stage is to take care of our employees, who have been evacuated from the site and all accounted for." | "Our priority at this stage is to take care of our employees, who have been evacuated from the site and all accounted for." |
| 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. | 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 terrorist threat is at a maximum," he said, adding that France "must make every effort to protect its citizens". |
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