At least eight people, including a young child, have been left injured after a ‘parcel bomb filled with nails, screws and bolts’ exploded in Lyon, France.
The incident occurred at 5:30 PM local time.
Witnesses at the scene claim the device was a self-improvised explosive, left outside bakery Brioche Doree on Victor Hugo Street.
According to Le Progres, a man dropped the bag off outside the bakery and it exploded ‘two minutes later’.
The manager of a nearby hotel told the publication that the noise of the explosion was ‘impressive’, adding that they saw metal plates on the floor and a ‘kind of circuit board’.
They said: ‘We saw a very panicked woman and a bleeding leg man taking refuge in a clothing business.’
Another witness, who lives above the bakery, said: ‘I heard the explosion, then I saw outside, several wounded people taking refuge in the pharmacy. I saw screws spilled on the floor.’
Officials say the perpetrator is unknown at this stage and emergency services are tending to the scene.
The site has now been shut-down and a police cordon is in place.
Neighboring streets are now filling with soldiers, while several fire engines have arrived on site.
French President Emmanuel Macron called the blast an ‘attack’ during a live interview about the European Parliament elections.
He confirmed there had been no fatalities and sent ‘thought for the injured and their families’.
Source: Metro News
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