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| Paris explosion: Motorcycle explodes in front of Jordanian military office in France | Paris explosion: Motorcycle explodes in front of Jordanian military office in France |
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| A motorcycle has exploded in front of the Jordanian military office in Paris. | |
| Jordanian and French officials said it was not clear if anyone was hurt and the cause of the explosion was unknown. | |
| Police are investigating the blast, which happened on Wednesday morning in front of the Jordanian military attache's office on the chic Avenue Foch in western Paris. | |
| Abdallah Alolaimat, a consular official at the Jordanian Embassy in Paris, said it was unclear whether anyone was injured or whether the explosion was accidental. | |
| Jordan's Petra news agency quoted the Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying the explosion caused minor damage to vehicles parked in front of the building. | |
| It said the Jordanian ambassador in Paris was reassured about the safety of the workers in the military mission. | |
| An embassy official told Reuters none of its staff were injured and they did not believe the office was deliberately targeted. | |
| "A motorbike exploded in front of the building where the military attache's office is. The police are investigating," they said. "It doesn't seem to be an intentional act that targets Jordan." | |
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