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Second Suspect in French Gas Factory Attack Arrested

© AFP 2023 / JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK A photo taken on June 26, 2015 shows the Air Products gas factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon, central eastern France, after a suspected Islamist assault in which a decapitated head was pinned to the gates
A photo taken on June 26, 2015 shows the Air Products gas factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon, central eastern France, after a suspected Islamist assault in which a decapitated head was pinned to the gates - Sputnik International
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A second person suspected of carrying out an attack on a gas factory in the southeastern French city of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier was arrested on Friday, local media reported.

French police secure the entrance of the Air Products company in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon, central eastern France, on June 26, 2015 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) The person is suspected to be the driver who was seen this morning while driving back and forth in front of the factory on a Ford Fusion vehicle shortly before the attack, according to Le Dauphine Libere newspaper.

Earlier in the day, two individuals in a car crashed into the gates of the factory, hitting tanks filled with gas and causing an explosion. The first suspect, a man in his thirties, was arrested in connection with the attack.

A decapitated body and an Islamist flag were reportedly found near the factory entrance. The head of a man is said to have been found nearby, covered with Arabic inscriptions.

The factory reportedly belongs to the US Air Products company.

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