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| A pile of explosives, 180 detonators and about 40 grenades have been stolen from an army base in the southern French town of Miramas. | A pile of explosives, 180 detonators and about 40 grenades have been stolen from an army base in the southern French town of Miramas. |
| The theft came despite increased security in France after a man beheaded his boss and tried to blow up a chemical plant near Lyon on 26 June. | The theft came despite increased security in France after a man beheaded his boss and tried to blow up a chemical plant near Lyon on 26 June. |
| The explosives theft was first spotted on Monday at the Miramas site, which serves as a logistical platform for the French army’s external operations, a source told Reuters. | The explosives theft was first spotted on Monday at the Miramas site, which serves as a logistical platform for the French army’s external operations, a source told Reuters. |
| A spokesman for the French army could not immediately be reached for comment. | A spokesman for the French army could not immediately be reached for comment. |
| In January gunmen killed 17 people at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish grocery store. |