Suspected Islamists decapitate man, detonate explosive at French gas plant, French media says

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Suspected Islamists attacked a gas plant in France
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Two attackers bearing Islamist flags rammed a car into a gas plant near Lyons, France, on Friday, killing at least one person and wounding others, French media reports. The dead man was found decapitated outside the entrance to the factory, a French security official tells The Associated Press. The car was either carrying explosives or caused an explosion by ramming into gas canisters.

One suspect has been arrested, according to a local TV station. The gas plant is operated by Air Products, a U.S. company, in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, in southeastern France. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is heading to the scene.

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Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.