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Friday, January 18, 2013

Possible dry run for jihad bombing in Lyon closes subway

Possible target of Islamic wrath?



The French are bombing Mali, and the jihadists there have threatened France with attacks against them world-wide.  This could very well be a test to see how emergency personnel respond.  Unfortunately, time will tell whether a bullet has been dodged.

From Reuters January 18 by Catherine Lagrange

French city Lyon briefly evacuates metro on bomb alert
(Reuters) - The southeastern French city of Lyon temporarily shut and evacuated its underground railway system due to a bomb alert, local officials and the city's transport operator said.

The metro was later reopened and traffic returned to normal after security experts carried out checks, the operator said.

France is on high alert and has stepped up army patrols of public buildings and transport networks as Islamist militant groups have threatened revenge attacks for France's military campaign against al Qaeda-linked rebels in Mali.

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