AFP, SAINT-QUENTIN-FALLAVIER: A suspected Islamist attacker pinned a decapitated head covered with Arabic writing to the gates of a gas factory in eastern France yesterday before being arrested, police said.
The suspect entered the factory and set off several small explosive devices, the source said. Police said it was unclear whether the attacker was acting alone, or had accomplices.
According to the initial findings of the enquiry, one or several individuals on board a vehicle, drove into the factory. An explosion then took place, said one of the sources.
The decapitated body of a person was found nearby the factory but we do not yet know whether the body was transported to the place or not, added this source, adding that a flag with Arabic writing on it was found at the scene.