French officials have opened a terror investigation into the explosion in Lyon that injured at least seven people
The blast occurred in the early evening in the city's central shopping area, and authorities were searching for the culprit.French President Emmanuel Macron characterized the blast as an attack shortly after it happened, telling an interviewer:"I'm late because there was an attack in Lyon." Emergency workers wheel a woman on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance in Lyon on Friday.
Si vous avez des informations, appelez le 197. #AidezNous, votre témoignage peut être déterminant. pic.twitter.com/HcPc43nl9d — Police nationale May 24, 2019 Hanane Benakkouche, a waitress at the nearby restaurant L'espace Brasserie, told CNN of the moment the blast went off."We heard an explosion. I was working on the terrace and people started running, leaving Victor Hugo Street," she recalled."Policemen arrived quickly on the scene. I'm still shocked.
— Préfet de région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes et du Rhône May 24, 2019 Emergency responders were assisting the wounded, a spokesperson for the Police Nationale told CNN, adding that the priority would be assisting victims"regardless of if it was a car crash or a terrorist attack.
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