Police appeal after parcel bomb attack hurts 13

13 people were injured after a bomb exploded in France

A package suspected of being a bomb exploded in downtown Lyon, France, on Friday (4/5) yesterday. The explosion caused 13 people injured until now. Including 10 year old girls. Reporting from the AFP, on Saturday (05/25/2019), French President Emmanuel Macron called the explosion is 'an attack'. Macron also sent Interior Minister Christophe Castaner to directly observe the location of the explosion in Lyon.

BBC said that the device reportedly full of screws, nuts and bolts exploded at 17:30 local time on the road between the Saone River and the Rhone. A witness stated that there were men aged 30-35 years cycling and leaving bags in the pedestrian. His face was not clearly visible because of wearing a mask and dark glasses.

Separately, Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet told local television BFM that it was too soon to call the blast an "act of terrorism". Therefore the local authorities said the explosion came from a package containing metal debris. Even so, it was reported that the Paris prosecutor's office was investigating the bomb blast as an alleged 'terrorism conspiracy'.

So far there have been no reports of casualties from this explosion. Local authorities said the number of injured victims increased to 13 people, with 11 of them still being treated at local hospitals. Luckily, the injuries suffered by the victims did not endanger their lives. The wounded were reported to consist of eight women, four men and one 10-year-old girl.