Earlier in the week, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced that police had arrested a man suspected of being involved in the last week’s paper bag bomb explosion in Lyon.
A judicial source told Reuters on Thursday that a man, who was earlier identified as a 24-year-old Algerian computer student, had pledged allegiance to Daesh*.
Last Friday, an explosion occurred at the corner of Victor Hugo Street and Sala Street in Lyon at around 17:40 local time (15:40 GMT), injuring 13 people. According to the French Interior Ministry spokesman, the explosive device was a “homemade nail bomb”, while local media reported that it had a remote control system.