Suspect in Lyon Explosion Claims Ties to Islamic State Group

A man arrested for a bombing outside a bakery in Lyon, France, last week that injured 13 people has told investigators that he had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. A judicial official said Thursday that the suspect claimed to have acted in the name of IS. The group has not issued a public claim of responsibility for last Friday's explosion in France's third-largest city. The official was not authorized to be publicly named. The suspect was identified as Mohamed...

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