A grenade attack at a bar in Grenoble, France, left 12 people injured on Wednesday night. The suspect remains at large, with authorities investigating a possible link to organized crime. Six people are critically injured. Investigators do not believe the attack was an act of terrorism but could be related to a 'settling of scores.'
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