French Gas Factory Attack: Man Beheaded, Several Injured

Two men attacked a gas factory in eastern France on Friday morning, beheading one person and injuring several others, agencies report. One of the suspects has been arrested; France has opened a terrorism investigation.

  • French police cordon off the area where a decapitated body is believed to have been found  after an attack on the gas factory.
    French police cordon off the area where a decapitated body is believed to have been found after an attack on the gas factory.
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  • French police secure the entrance of the Air Products company in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon, central eastern France after the attack.
    French police secure the entrance of the Air Products company in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon, central eastern France after the attack.
  • French security and emergency services gather at the entrance of the Air Products company in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon on June 26, 2015.
    French security and emergency services gather at the entrance of the Air Products company in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon on June 26, 2015.
  • French police and firefighters gather at the entrance of the Air Products company in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier after an attack in a gas factory.
    French police and firefighters gather at the entrance of the Air Products company in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier after an attack in a gas factory.
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  • French security stand next to the enclosed area where a decapitated body was found, near the Air Products company, in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon, central eastern France, on June 26, 2015.
    French security stand next to the enclosed area where a decapitated body was found, near the Air Products company, in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon, central eastern France, on June 26, 2015.