Paris authorities investigating explosion as possible terror attack

Authorities in Paris are investigating a Friday explosion that hurt multiple people as a possible terror attack.

The explosion in Lyon, France, happened around 5:30 p.m. local time and its cause has not been determined, according to CNN.

The BBC reported that 13 people were injured after a blast outside a bakery on a busy street.{mosads}

French President Emmanuel Macron called the event an “attack,” telling an interviewer that he was “late because there was an attack in Lyon,” according to CNN.

“As far as I can say there are no victims — there are wounded,” he added.

Police have released an image of a man they believe planted the device. 

[#Lyon] #AppelÀTémoins pour retrouver l’homme suspecté d’être l’auteur de l’attentat.
Si vous avez des informations, appelez le 197. #AidezNous, votre témoignage peut être déterminant. pic.twitter.com/HcPc43nl9d

— Police nationale (@PoliceNationale) May 24, 2019

Macron later tweeted that his thoughts were with those wounded in the explosion as well as the families and loved ones of those affected by the violence.

“We are by your side,” he tweeted.

Ce soir je pense aux blessés de l’explosion de Lyon, à leurs familles touchées par la violence qui s’est abattue sur leurs proches dans la rue, et à tous les lyonnais.
Nous sommes à vos côtés.

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 24, 2019

A spokeswoman for the Paris city prosecutor told CNN that Parisian authorities have started a terror investigation and said that a parcel bomb could be to blame.

Updated: 6:45 p.m.