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Hollande Cancels Meeting With Merkel, Tsipras Due to Terrorist Attack

© 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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The president's meeting with Merkel and Tsipras has been cancelled, Premier radio reports.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — French President Francois Hollande has canceled his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, scheduled to take place in Brussels later on Friday, over a reported terrorist attack in France’s southeast, La Premier radio reported.

"In view of the terrorist attack the meeting has been annulled," the radio reported.

The attack on US-owned Air Products factory in the French town of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, which left one person dead and several injured, occurred at about 10:00 a.m. local time (08:00 GMT). Two individuals reportedly caused an explosion by striking tanks containing gas.

Investigators found a decapitated body and an Islamist flag at the scene of the incident. A man's head is said to have been recovered nearby, allegedly covered with Arabic inscriptions. 

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