Explosion in Lyon, France, leaves several people injured
Source: CNN
Explosion in Lyon, France, leaves several people injured
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN
Updated 2:16 PM ET, Fri May 24, 2019
(CNN) -- An explosion in the city of Lyon on Friday evening has injured at least seven people. ... The small blast occurred around 5:30 pm local time (11:30 am ET) in a central shopping area, near the intersection of Victor Hugo road and Sala road. Its cause has not been fully determined yet.
French President Macron characterized the explosion as an attack, telling an interviewer this evening, "I'm late because there was an attack in Lyon." ... "As far as I can say there are no victims there are wounded," he added.
A spokesman for the Lyon prosecutor told CNN that the explosion could have been caused by a parcel bomb packed with nails.
On Twitter, the Auvergne Rhone Alpes regional police said the chief of police and prosecutor were on the scene. It also tweeted photographs of the evacuated scene, and said that a security perimeter has been put in place, asking the public to avoid the area.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/24/europe/lyon-blast-intl/index.html
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mnhtnbb
(31,386 posts)That is a very central part of Lyon.
JoeOtterbein
(7,700 posts)...in the area (center of town) shopping two hours before the explosion.
I'm very upset.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)If you mean no fatalities then say that! But even those of us reading this report at a far remove can be numbered among the victims!
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)and words that aren't used are not!
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)but wounded. Although the word he used, victimes, can be translated literally as victims, in the context in which he used it, the translation would be casualties.
I agree words matter, but context determines meaning in this case. He speaks French. His words, taken from an interview he gave in his native language have been mistranslated.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)that was presented in the op.
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