UPDATE:
Jihad Watch covered the the nail bomb blast in Lyon, France that left 13 people injured including an 10 year old child on Saturday. At the time, it was only revealed that police had launched an investigation into “terror conspiracy”, but jihad terror was unconfirmed, although it was suspected by many, given a UK Telegraph report that reminded readers that “France has been on high alert since the start of a wave of jihadist attacks began in 2015.”
Now comes evidence that further points toward a likelihood that the attack was indeed jihad motivated. “French media report that one suspect is an IT student of Algerian nationality”, and it is implied that he is the suspected bomber. Among the others arrested: one is a minor and the other two–a man and a woman–are identified as the parents of one of the suspects.
“France Lyon: Police arrest suspects in parcel bomb attack”, BBC, May 27, 2019:
French police have arrested four people after a suspected parcel bomb exploded in Lyon last week, injuring 13 people.
The device, packed with screws and ball bearings, detonated outside a bakery on Friday afternoon.
One of those arrested, a 24-year-old man, is the suspected bomber, prosecutors say. Another man and a woman were also reportedly detained.
Police had been hunting for a man seen cycling near the scene of the blast wearing a balaclava and rucksack.
Anti-terrorist prosecutors are leading the investigation, co-ordinating with Lyon police and France’s internal security service, the DGSI.
What do we know about the suspects?
French media report that one suspect is an IT student of Algerian nationality. A source told news agency Reuters that police arrested him in Lyon after tailing him in the street. It reportedly decided not to arrest him in his apartment in case there were explosives in the building.The second suspect, according to local press, is a minor who attends a school in the city.
Two other people, a man and a woman, have also been arrested. They are reportedly the parents of one of the suspects.
Last week, police released a picture from CCTV footage of a person they believe carried out the bombing.
What do we know about the attack?
The explosion struck near the corner of two crowded pedestrian streets in Lyon’s historic city centre.Investigators have recovered screws, ball bearings, along with a printed circuit, batteries and a remote-controlled trigger device…..


Norger says
From the AP:
“France has been hit by a spate of attacks in recent years, some of them deadly, carried out by people ranging from extremist attackers to mentally unstable individuals.”
Bill says
Unrelenting Jihad. Perhaps the EU election results will steel the resolve throughout Europe to end the 21st century Islamic invasion.
Rufolino says
Nothing is going to stop the Islamic subjugation of Western Europe . All other scenarios are pie in the sky.
People from W.EUrope are already emigrating to the defended countries of E.Europe.
Eur says
I have left my neighborhood because it is already unrecognizable. For five years Moroccans have begun to come and have started to open halal butchers, booths, fruit shops and Islamic oratories. My neighborhood is no longer my neighborhood, now there are many veiled women pushing carts of babies and young Magrebies wandering around the neighborhood. I was no longer comfortable and I had to go. I imagine that it is a matter of time that the same thing happens with my county and in the end my country.
gravenimage says
Have you seen the recent elections in Europe? The pushback may have begun.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
Dunno what, if anything, Marine is gonna do with the Moslems that France has stuck itself with. Can’t deport them, can you?
I remember that the French derisively nicknamed the former Parisian mayor Iraq Jacques. And for good reason that they all underestimated. Iraq Jacques was the driving force behind the EU’s disastrous EAD program. Did I say disastrous? There’s got to be a better word to measure what Europe has done to itself.
gravenimage says
France: Algerian national arrested among 4 in nail bomb “terror” attack in Lyon
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So this was Jihad–no surprise there. And again we see how letting in more and more Muslims “enriches” the West…
observer says
To randomly murder or seriously attack a country’s citizens …. is this a form of treason ?
Is death by hanging not warranted ?
At least this way they would receive their eternal reward: much feasting and lots of sex…
If they cannot be deported, surely hanging is warranted ? Whether they murder or maim people.
It is enough already !!!
God be with the injured…
UNCLE VLADDI says
Quel Surprise.
David says
I thought the headline said ‘4 in(ch) nail bomb’ Anyway, how many more attacks must the public endure before serious action is taken? Such as muslims and Islam are banned from the country? We all know that is the solution. Look at Hungary for PROOF!
Islam = Cancer says
The MSM is playing down this story. It’s not front page news. Gee, wonder why….
David French says
The instant we heard of this attack, I told my wife I knew the name of the bomber. She reacted in surprise, wondering whether I must have heard this on TV. But I hadn’t … I just told her the name of the bomber was “Mohamad” (at which point she realized I was guessing it from past experience).
It’s really not funny to have been so right, although not surprising!!!