More than a dozen injured in Paris explosion (+VIDEO)

The explosion happened earlier this afternoon on Rue Saint-Jacques in the 5th arrondissement of the city, The Local France reported. 

The explosion occurred at Paris American Academy in the city's Latin Quarter, and American students may be among those injured.

At least 24 people were injured – including four critically – when an explosion rocked the fifth arrondissement in Paris on Wednesday afternoon, multiple news agencies report.

The explosion happened at the Paris American Academy, a design and fashion school, located at 277 rue Saint-Jacques in the Latin Quarter. American students are believed to be among the injured, according to France’s national network BFM TV.

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