Diners flee after explosion at McDonalds in French town - bomb experts at scene.
'An explosion has rocked a McDonalds restaurant in the French town of Grenoble.
Dozens of diners fled the fast-food diner after an eplosion and fire at around 11.30am
local time (10.30am GMT). Staff reported seeing flames in an upstairs bathroom shortly
before the blast in the south-east of France.
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Their are also unconfirmed reports a suspect package had been spotted in the bathroom
just moments before.
Police said they suspect a 'criminal origin' - although they have not clarified whether this
constitutes arson or an explosive device. Officers have now sealed off surrounding roads
as they investigate the explosion, which occurred at around midday.
According to one local media source someone lit a firecracker in the bathroom, which led
to the fire. The loud noise emitted by such a device would also explain the reports of an
explosion in the upstairs bathroom, which was badly damaged in the incident.
Bomb disposal experts have been rushed to the scene by helicopter from Lyon, around
100km from the city in the south-east of France.
No-one has been injured as all 30 diners in the restaurant fled the scene safely.
A security perimitier has been established around the fast-food restaurant while investigations
continue. A police officer indicated other McDonalds branches in the area would be searched
as a precaution...'
SOURCE:
'An explosion has rocked a McDonalds restaurant in the French town of Grenoble.
Dozens of diners fled the fast-food diner after an eplosion and fire at around 11.30am
local time (10.30am GMT). Staff reported seeing flames in an upstairs bathroom shortly
before the blast in the south-east of France.
Their are also unconfirmed reports a suspect package had been spotted in the bathroom
just moments before.
Police said they suspect a 'criminal origin' - although they have not clarified whether this
constitutes arson or an explosive device. Officers have now sealed off surrounding roads
as they investigate the explosion, which occurred at around midday.
According to one local media source someone lit a firecracker in the bathroom, which led
to the fire. The loud noise emitted by such a device would also explain the reports of an
explosion in the upstairs bathroom, which was badly damaged in the incident.
Bomb disposal experts have been rushed to the scene by helicopter from Lyon, around
100km from the city in the south-east of France.
No-one has been injured as all 30 diners in the restaurant fled the scene safely.
A security perimitier has been established around the fast-food restaurant while investigations
continue. A police officer indicated other McDonalds branches in the area would be searched
as a precaution...'
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