French gas factory says all workers accounted for after beheading

Air Products says all its employees are accounted for after an attack on a factory in southwestern France late Friday morning. It has not confirmed whether its staff were among the two people reported injured and one dead. The company says in a statement that all employees have been evacuated from the site, which is secure.

It says “our crisis and emergency response teams have been activated and are working closely with all relevant authorities.”

A car rammed the gate and plowed into gas canisters, touching off an explosion, at the factory near Lyon on Friday morning. A decapitated body and flags with Arabic writing were found at the scene.

Scene of suspected terror attack in Grenoble, France, June 26, 2015 (Sky News Screenshot)

Air Products, which is based in the US, makes gases used by a wide range of industries, including food production, medicine and the oil and gas. It has more than 20,000 employees in 50 countries, mostly in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

— AP