{"id":39518,"date":"2019-05-27T14:23:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T14:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=39518"},"modified":"2019-05-27T14:23:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T14:23:59","slug":"french-police-arrest-three-over-lyon-bomb-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=39518","title":{"rendered":"French police arrest three over Lyon bomb attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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French police have arrested three people over an explosion in the heart of the southeastern city of Lyon last week which injured 13 people, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The suspected bomber, a 24-year-old Algerian citizen, was arrested along with his mother and another Algerian student who is a family friend, Paris prosecutors said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n

The suspect is an IT student previously unknown to police, Lyon’s mayor Gerard Collomb said.<\/p>\n

Police have also questioned his sister but she has not been arrested, the Paris prosecutors added.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors had on Friday opened an investigation over “attempted murders linked to a terrorist organisation”.<\/p>\n

Police had been hunting for a man seen cycling near the scene<\/a> of the blast who was wearing a green top and Bermuda shorts, and carrying a dark rucksack.<\/p>\n

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French police were hunting the suspect following an explosion that wounded 13 people [French Police via AP]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

He had been the target of an extensive manhunt since late Friday when an explosive device filled with screws and ball bearings was placed in front of a bakery near the corner of two crowded pedestrian streets in the historic centre of Lyon.<\/p>\n

Police circulated photos of the suspect on Twitter, leading to “several dozen” calls from people with information.<\/p>\n

Victims hit with shrapnel<\/h2>\n

Sources close to the investigation suspected the explosive was acetone peroxide, or APEX, a volatile compound used in deadly Paris attacks that happened on November 13, 2015.<\/p>\n

Investigators recovered small screws, ball bearings and batteries along with a printed circuit and a remote-controlled trigger device. Officials later said the charge was relatively weak.<\/p>\n

Thirteen people were wounded in the blast – eight women, four men and a 10-year-old girl – of whom 11 needed hospital treatment.<\/p>\n

None of their injuries is believed to be life-threatening. Authorities said some needed surgery to remove shrapnel.<\/p>\n

France<\/a> has been on high alert following a wave of deadly attacks since 2015 which have killed more than 250 people.<\/p>\n

No one has claimed responsibility for the Lyon blast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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