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Four people have been arrested by French police following a bomb explosion in Lyon that left 13 injured. The suspects held in connection with last week’s blast include a 24-year-old Algerian computer science student, according to the authorities. The arrests Read More …
A suspected parcel bomb has exploded in the eastern French city of Lyon, injuring at least eight people, local media report. Those hurt in the explosion on Victor-Hugo Street seemed to have suffered superficial injuries to the lower limbs, one Read More …
The Mediterranean territory, famed for its beaches and as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, was once a hotbed of anti-French militancy which led to thousands of bombings from the 1970s to early 2000s. But since 2014, when local National Liberation Front of Read More …
Eurostar passengers are facing cancellations and major disruption all weekend due to an unexploded World War II bomb discovered in Paris. Bomb disposal experts are working to deactivate the device – but it will cause delays and cancellations for those Read More …
The unusual find sparked an emergency call out from the maritime authorities and an emergency evacuation of the crew. The discovery took place four kilometres from the Grancamp-Maisy port, in the Calvados area. Although the bomb had been on the Read More …
The French military has deployed an engineering detachment to Egypt to help its military detect improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The French defence ministry said the detachment was deployed to Egypt from 20 April to 5 May. It will soon take Read More …
A French judicial official says three homemade explosive devices have been found in the supermarket in southern France that was the site of a deadly attack by a man calling himself “a soldier” of the Islamic State group. Also found Read More …
Two bombs exploded at a school in Cannes, France, this afternoon, sparking panicked evacuations. The explosion occurred at Bristol High School in the city, located in the south of France, at around 3pm local time (2pm GMT). Police found plastic bottles Read More …
Five people are in custody after an apparent failed bomb attempt in an upmarket district of Paris. Police were alerted by a member of the public about suspicious activity in a building in the Porte d’Auteuil neighbourhood on Saturday. Authorities Read More …
French police unearthed a second stash of explosive materials near Paris on Thursday after a similar find in a nearby suburb on Wednesday, a justice official said as three suspects were questioned by anti-terrorism investigators. Thursday’s swoop was carried out Read More …
The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) network behind the suicide bomb assaults in Paris and Brussels likely hid their weapons on the premises of a kindergarten in Belgium, according to a handwritten map drawn by Salah Abdeslam, the last living Read More …