Summary

A grenade attack at a crowded bar in Grenoble, France, injured 12 people on Wednesday, with six in critical condition.

The attacker, who carried but did not use a Kalashnikov-style rifle, fled the scene.

Authorities do not believe the attack was terrorism-related, but the motive remains unknown.

Local officials, including Mayor Eric Piolle, condemned the “extraordinary violence.”

  • Yomope@lemmy.ml
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    13 hours ago

    How could this not be terrorism-related when it’s pure terrorism?

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      9 hours ago

      Authorities are investigating a possible link to drug trafficking, terrorism implies some sort of political revendication/objective which so far has not been the case

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      12 hours ago

      It could be a spat between crime organizations, stupid revenge or something.

      Edit: added somehow missing word spat

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      12 hours ago

      I bet it’s because the perpetrator was white.

      (This is a joke, it is not known if the perpetrator was white)