Luke 21:7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to take place?” Luke 21:11 "There will be great earthquakes, and there will be famines and epidemics in many lands, and there will be terrifying things (that which strikes terror), and great miraculous signs in the heavens."
French authorities are confirming that an explosion at a petrochemical plant in southern France was the result of intentional actions.
The two tanks that exploded and burned were located about 1,600 feet apart which raised suspicions of French investigators. An electronic device “that could start a fire” was found in the ashes of the fire.
“The simultaneous explosion of the tanks, which are spaced about 500 metres (yards) from each other, is not the result of a technical accident. The thesis of criminal intent is clearly being considered,” a source close to french authorities told Reuters.
Prosecutors in Aix, France told a reporter for the BBC that the items were so badly damaged that they would need to be closely examined for any information.
The explosion comes a week after explosives and detonators were stolen from a military installation in Miramas, just 12 miles away from the explosion site. Investigators would not say there was a connection to Islamist militants but they were “keeping an open mind at this stage.”
The explosions took place on Bastille Day, the day France celebrates the storming of the Bastille at the end of the French revolution.
