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.
French President Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Jean-Michel MacronGerman president expresses 'sorrow' for Holocaust, warns 'spirits of evil' are rising Hillicon Valley — Presented by Philip Morris International — Apple reportedly dropped plans to let iPhone users encrypt backups | Justices decline facial recognition case | Critics fear Facebook losing misinformation fight | Truce on French tech tax On The Money — Presented by Wells Fargo — Trump at Davos warns Europe on trade | President boasts about US economy to global elite | Experts say Trump trade victories may yield little growth MORE 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.
— Police nationale (@PoliceNationale) May 24, 2019
Si vous avez des informations, appelez le 197. #AidezNous, votre témoignage peut être déterminant. pic.twitter.com/HcPc43nl9d
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.
— Emmanuel Macron
Nous sommes à vos côtés.
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.
