Overview
- The blast occurred around 8:30 a.m. at 22, rue de la Halle in a busy area near Roubaix city hall.
- TF1 Info reports that masked individuals placed an explosive device at the cash machine before fleeing by car.
- Officers established a security perimeter and began on‑site forensic examinations.
- The Lille public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation, and the perpetrators remain at large.
- Prosecutor Samuel Finielz had not provided information by 9:45 a.m., and the amount of financial damage was not yet known.