The suspected Islamist who attempted to blow up a U.S.-based chemical plant on Friday was transferred to the French security services in Paris. Reportedly, Yassin Salhi, 35, has admitted killing his manager before the attack as police linked the suspect to a militant in Syria. Salhi revealed that he had killed Herve Cornara in a parking area before arriving at the plant in Saint Quentin-Fallavier, 30 km (20 miles) south of Lyon, where he tried in vain to cause a major explosion. Police found the 54-year-old victim's decapitated body and head, framed by Islamic inscriptions, at the plant, which is owned by the U.S. firm Air Products. There were no other casualties. Examination of one of Salhi's mobile phones revealed that he had taken a picture of himself with the severed head before his arrest and sent the image to a Canadian phone number.
