Suspect in Lyon Explosion Claims Ties to ISIS

  • 5/30/2019
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A man arrested for a bombing outside a bakery in Lyon, France, that injured 13 people has told investigators that he had pledged allegiance to ISIS. A judicial official said Thursday that the suspect claimed to have acted in the name of ISIS. The group has not issued a public claim of responsibility for last weeks explosion in Frances third-largest city. The official was not authorized to be publicly named. The suspect was identified as Hichem M. His parents were also detained, but the Paris prosecutors office said they were released Thursday without charge. Hichem and one other suspect remain in custody as part of an investigation into attempted murder in relation with a terrorist undertaking.

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