France: Grenade attack in Grenoble bar injures 12
The motive is not clear but investigators say it "may be linked to a settling of scores".
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The incident happened at the Aksehir bar shortly after 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT) on Wednesday evening, leaving two people in critical condition.
The motive for the attack is not clear but investigators say it "may be linked to a settling of scores".
Prosecutor Francois Touret-de-Courcey said eyewitness accounts suggest the suspect, who is as yet unidentified, may also have been carrying a Kalashnikov assault rifle.
Speaking to reporters at the scene, he said: "There's nothing to make us think it's linked to terrorism," describing the incident as an "act of extreme violence".
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