On June 26, 2015, two men loyal to the Islamic State beheaded one man and rammed a car into the gas containers of a U.S. gas company in southeast France, triggering an explosion and injuring two others.
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| The attacked company is seen in Isere, southeast France, June 26, 2015. An explosion rocked a U.S. gas company in Isere, southeast France, leaving several wounded victims and a decapitated body was found at the site with an Islamist State (IS) flag aside, news channel BFMTV reported Friday. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei) |
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BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Several countries have condemned Friday's deadly terror attack on a U.S. gas factory in southeast France and extended condolences to relatives of the dead and the wounded.
French President Francois Hollande has returned home early from an European Union summit after the suspected Islamist attack, which left one person dead and two others injured.Full story
French attack suspect watched for radicalization 9 years ago: official
PARIS, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The suspect arrested in connection with Friday's attack on a gas company in southeast France's Isere had been on watch list for radicalization in 2006 and having links with Islamist movements, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Friday.
"The identification of the attacker is underway. But we know that it could be Yassin Salhi," he said. Full story
Hollande delivers statement after emergency security meeting
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| French President Francois Hollande delivers a statement following an emergency security meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 26, 2015. Earlier on Friday, two men stormed a gas company in Isere, southeast France and exploded gas containers. A least two people were wounded. A man wad found decapitated at the site, with a flag of Islamic State (IS) aside. (Xinhua/Theo Duval) |
French president declares Isere attack a "terrorist" attack
PARIS, June 26 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande, who was in Brussels for European Council, on Friday declared the attack on a factory in France's Isere a "terrorist" attack.
He is returning to Paris to head an emergency meeting of security committee in the afternoon after the deadly attack.
Full storyOne decapitated, several wounded in attack on French factory
PARIS, June 26 (Xinhua) -- A person was decapitated and several others injured after attackers stormed a gas factory in eastern France on Friday, according to media reports and officials.
The attackers, carrying an Islamist State flag, entered the factory in a car and blew up several gas cylinders, broadcaster BFMTV reported. Full story
