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France attack: 'Man decapitated' near Lyon 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 decapitated and several others injured at a factory in France in what President Francois Hollande has called a terrorist attack.
There were several small explosions, possibly caused by gas canisters, at the Air Products factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, sources said. Two men drove into the Air Products gas factory factory near Lyon, officials said, before several explosions were heard.
A man has been arrested by anti-terror police, officials say. One of the suspects, a 30-year-old who was known to police, has been arrested.
Reports suggest two attackers drove into the factory carrying a flag with Arabic writing on it. The dead man was found with Arabic inscriptions on him and an Islamist flag was found near the site.
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 attackLive updates: France beheading attack
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is said to be on his way to the scene. At a press conference from Brussels, Mr Holland 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 explode the building. The attack bears the hallmarks of a terrorist attack," he said.
Referring to terror attacks in Paris in January, he said: "We all remember what happened before in our country."
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has arrived at the scene, and Mr Hollande said he will leave the EU summit in Brussels this afternoon and return to France.
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.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.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".
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.
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