A Tunisian extremist is imprisoned for life for killing 3 people in a French basilica in 2020
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A Tunisian extremist is imprisoned for life for killing 3 people in a French basilica in 2020

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Tunisian national was sentenced late Wednesday to life imprisonment without parole, France’s most severe sentence possible, over the killing of three people in a basilica in the French Riviera city of Nice in 2020, one of multiple attacks that year linked to Islamic extremism. On Oct. 29, 2020, Aouissaoui killed worshippers Nadine Vincent, 60, and Simone Barreto, a 44-year-old French-Brazilian woman, and church worker Vincent Loquès, 55. The attack was the third in less than two months that French authorities attributed to Islamic extremists, and prompted the government to raise its security alert to the maximum level.

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A Tunisian extremist is imprisoned for life for killing 3 people in a French basilica in 2020
1 month ago

A Tunisian extremist is imprisoned for life for killing 3 people in a French basilica in 2020

Associated Press  

LYON, France — A Tunisian national was sentenced late Wednesday to life imprisonment without parole, France’s most severe sentence possible, over the killing of three people in a basilica in the French Riviera city of Nice in 2020, one of multiple attacks that year linked to Islamic extremism. On Oct. 29, 2020, Aouissaoui killed worshippers Nadine Vincent, 60, and Simone …

French authorities detained 4 people after a deadly stabbing linked to Islamic extremism
1 month, 1 week ago

French authorities detained 4 people after a deadly stabbing linked to Islamic extremism

Associated Press  

PARIS — Four people were in custody Sunday after a deadly stabbing in eastern France that authorities linked to Islamic extremism, according to the national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office. French President Emmanuel Macron said the government has “complete determination” to respond to the attack, which he blamed on ’’Islamist terrorism.″ France has been on high alert for extremist threats. The suspect …

Man shouting "Allahu Akbar" kills 1 in a knife attack in France, leaves 2 others injured
1 month, 1 week ago

Man shouting "Allahu Akbar" kills 1 in a knife attack in France, leaves 2 others injured

Op India  

A knife attack in Mulhouse, eastern France, left one person dead and two police officers seriously injured on Saturday. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the incident as an “Islamist terror act,” France 24 reported. Prosecutors said that three more officers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Mulhouse, carried out by a 37-year-old suspect who is on …

One dead, at least two police officers wounded in France knife attack
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1 month, 1 week ago

One dead, at least two police officers wounded in France knife attack

The Hindu  

A knife attack on Saturday in eastern France left one person dead and at least two others wounded, authorities said, in violence labelled as Islamic extremism by President Emmanuel Macron. The French anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said that it's handling the investigation. Mr. Macron said that the perpetrator was an Islamic extremist, adding that the government has “complete determination” to respond …

One dead, several police wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack in France
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1 month, 1 week ago

One dead, several police wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack in France

Deccan Chronicle  

Mulhouse: One person died and two police officers were seriously injured Saturday in a knife attack in eastern France that President Emmanuel Macron said was an "Islamist terror act". Prosecutors said three more officers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Mulhouse, carried out by a 37-year-old suspect who is on a terror prevention watchlist, prosecutor Nicolas …

1 dead, 3 wounded in France knife attack labeled Islamic extremism
1 month, 1 week ago

1 dead, 3 wounded in France knife attack labeled Islamic extremism

Associated Press  

PARIS — A passerby was stabbed to death and three police officers injured Saturday near a crowded market in eastern France. An Algerian man identified as an Islamic extremist with a schizophrenic profile was detained in the attack, the interior minister said. Macron said the government has “complete determination” to respond to the attack, which he blamed on ‘’Islamist terrorism.’' …

Knife attack that killed one and injured three in France was ‘Islamist terrorism’, says Macron
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1 month, 1 week ago

Knife attack that killed one and injured three in France was ‘Islamist terrorism’, says Macron

The Independent  

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Knife attack in Mulhouse, France, leaves one dead
1 month, 1 week ago

Knife attack in Mulhouse, France, leaves one dead

CNN  

CNN — One person has died and several are wounded following a knife attack at a market in eastern France, in what French authorities have described as an act of terror. A man attacked passers-by at the covered canal market with a knife, several municipal police officers who intervened to neutralize him were also injured,” Mulhouse town mayor Michèle Lutz …

A Tunisian extremist is on trial accused of killing 3 people in a French church
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Tunisian extremist is on trial accused of killing 3 people in a French church

Associated Press  

PARIS — A Tunisian man went on trial in France on Monday on terrorism charges over the killing of three people in a basilica in the French Riviera city of Nice in 2020, one of multiple attacks that year linked to Islamic extremism. On Oct. 29, 2020, Aouissaoui allegedly killed worshippers Nadine Vincent, 60, and Simone Barreto, a 44-year-old French-Brazilian …

France’s anti-terrorism court convicts eight people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
3 months, 1 week ago

France’s anti-terrorism court convicts eight people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher

The Hindu  

Paty, 47, was killed by an Islamic extremist outside his school on Oct. 16, 2020, days after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on free expression. “I am moved, and I am relieved,” said Gaëlle Paty, Samuel Paty’s sister, as she addressed a crowd of reporters after the verdict. Brahim Chnina, 52, the Muslim father …

France’s anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
3 months, 1 week ago

France’s anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school near Paris four years ago, a horrific death that shocked the country. “I am moved, and I am relieved,” said Gaëlle Paty, Samuel Paty’s sister, as she addressed a crowd of reporters after the verdict. Brahim Chnina, 52, …

France: Three men charged over suspected bomb plot
3 months, 3 weeks ago

France: Three men charged over suspected bomb plot

Hindustan Times  

Three young suspected Islamic extremists have been charged with terror offences in France over an alleged bomb plot, prosecutors said on Sunday. Three young suspected Islamic extremists have been charged with terror offences in France The three men aged between 19 and 20 are thought to have become radicalised while watching extremist videos online and were exchanging messages, sources close …

Freedom of expression and lies: France holds long awaited beheaded teacher trial
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Freedom of expression and lies: France holds long awaited beheaded teacher trial

The Independent  

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French intelligence agents arrest would-be ISIS suicide bombers as they foil Paris Olympics terror plots
8 months, 3 weeks ago

French intelligence agents arrest would-be ISIS suicide bombers as they foil Paris Olympics terror plots

Daily Mail  

French intelligence agents have arrested would-be ISIS suicide bombers after they thwarted two terror plots targeting the Paris Olympics. Pictured: A Paris police boat sails down the Seine on Thursday As the eyes of the world remain fixed on the French elections, the nation also has two big upcoming security challenges, Bastille Day on July 14 and the Olympic games …

France raises its security readiness to highest level after attack in Russia, worried about IS
1 year ago

France raises its security readiness to highest level after attack in Russia, worried about IS

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s government increased its security alert posture to the highest level Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and the Islamic State’s claim of responsibility. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced the decision in a post on X, saying authorities were “taking into account the Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for the attack and the …

France beheading case 2020: Six teens convicted over their roles in Islamic extremist's killing of teacher
1 year, 3 months ago

France beheading case 2020: Six teens convicted over their roles in Islamic extremist's killing of teacher

India TV News  

Six teenagers were convicted by a French juvenile court on Friday for their roles in the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist that rocked the country. Teacher Samuel Paty was killed outside his school in 2020 after showing the cartoons of the prophet of Islam in his class during a debate on free expression. Paty's name was disclosed …

After a fatal attack near the Eiffel Tower, French investigators look into suspect’s mental health
1 year, 3 months ago

After a fatal attack near the Eiffel Tower, French investigators look into suspect’s mental health

Associated Press  

PARIS — French investigations into a fatal weekend attack near the Eiffel Tower were looking Monday into the mental health of the suspected assailant, who swore allegiance to the Islamic State group before stabbing a German-Filipino tourist to death and injuring two other people with a hammer. I must tell the French people the truth that there are numerous cases …

Paris knife attacker shouts 'Allahu Akbar' before killing German national near Eiffel Tower
1 year, 3 months ago

Paris knife attacker shouts 'Allahu Akbar' before killing German national near Eiffel Tower

India TV News  

Paris knife attack: France's anti-terrorism prosecutor has opened an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old German-Filipino tourist near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, allegedly by a man who had been under surveillance for suspected Islamic radicalisation. Rajabpour-Miyandoab recorded a video before the attack in which he swore allegiance to the Islamic State group and expressed support for Islamic …

France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation into the killing of a tourist in Paris
1 year, 3 months ago

France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation into the killing of a tourist in Paris

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor said Sunday he has opened an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old German-Filipino tourist near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, allegedly by a man who had been under surveillance for suspected Islamic radicalization. Rajabpour-Miyandoab recorded a video before the attack in which he swore allegiance to the Islamic State group and expressed support …

Pictured: French Iranian knifeman accused of stabbing German tourist to death and wounding two others in frenzied 'Islamist' attack by Eiffel Tower - as video shows moment armed police arrested suspec
1 year, 3 months ago

Pictured: French Iranian knifeman accused of stabbing German tourist to death and wounding two others in frenzied 'Islamist' attack by Eiffel Tower - as video shows moment armed police arrested suspec

Daily Mail  

The French Iranian knifeman who allegedly stabbed a tourist to death and wounded two others including an Englishman in Paris has now been named and pictured, and is a well-known convicted terrorist with severe psychiatric problems. Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as he was taken in by Paris police, who immobilised him with a stun gun Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, 26, was …

French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State
1 year, 5 months ago

French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State

The Independent  

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France: President Macron condemns barbarity of Islamic terrorism after Aras knife attack
1 year, 5 months ago

France: President Macron condemns barbarity of Islamic terrorism after Aras knife attack

Op India  

Reacting to the fatal stab attack at a high school in Arras, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the country has been hit by the “barbarity of Islamist terrorism”, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, here in Arras, Macron said, “France had been “hit by the barbarity of Islamist terrorism.” “Almost three years to the day …

French police arrest 180 people amid violent unrest over fatal shooting of teenager
1 year, 9 months ago

French police arrest 180 people amid violent unrest over fatal shooting of teenager

ABC  

French President Emmanuel Macron has fought to contain a mounting crisis as unrest erupted for a third day over the deadly police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb. Key points: Police made 180 arrests nationwide during a second night of unrest The epicentre of the unrest was in Nanterre, …

France braces for protests after 'unforgivable' police shooting
1 year, 9 months ago

France braces for protests after 'unforgivable' police shooting

The Hindu  

France braced for more angry protests on Wednesday after the killing of a teenager by the police during a traffic stop that President Emmanuel Macron called "unforgivable". ‘Police becoming like America’s’ Green party leader Marine Tondelier said that "what I see on this video is the execution by police of a 17-year-old kid, in France, in 2023, in broad daylight". …

8 in France convicted of roles in Bastille Day truck attack
2 years, 3 months ago

8 in France convicted of roles in Bastille Day truck attack

The Independent  

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Why is Islamophobia on the rise in France?
2 years, 5 months ago

Why is Islamophobia on the rise in France?

Al Jazeera  

Essential Middle East examines the reasons behind the rise of Muslim hate in France. France is home to one of western Europe’s largest Muslim populations, estimated at 5.7 million. Since the nation held presidential and legislative elections, Muslims in France have endured a rise in discrimination, from bans on burkinis and Muslim headscarves to accusations of offending the values of …

France’s ex-president: Bastille Day attack was “terror act”
2 years, 5 months ago

France’s ex-president: Bastille Day attack was “terror act”

Associated Press  

PARIS — Former French President François Hollande told a special terrorism court on Monday that the man who drove a truck into a crowded beachfront in Nice on Bastille Day six years ago, killing 86 people, was a terrorist who had gone undetected by security services despite France being on high alert for extremist attacks following the Islamic State massacres …

Sole survivor of jihadist cell says Paris 2015 attacks were in retaliation of French airstrikes in Syria
3 years, 6 months ago

Sole survivor of jihadist cell says Paris 2015 attacks were in retaliation of French airstrikes in Syria

The Independent  

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Macron says Isis leader in Sahara has been killed
3 years, 6 months ago

Macron says Isis leader in Sahara has been killed

The Independent  

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France says head of Islamic State in Sahara has been killed
3 years, 6 months ago

France says head of Islamic State in Sahara has been killed

LA Times  

France’s president announced the death of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara’s leader late Wednesday, calling Adnan Abu al-Walid al-Sahrawi’s killing “a major success” for the French military after more than eight years fighting extremists in Africa’s Sahel region. It was not announced where Al-Sahrawi was killed, though the Islamic State group is active along the border between Mali and …

AP News Digest 3:40 am
3 years, 6 months ago

AP News Digest 3:40 am

The Independent  

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Trial of 20 men accused in 2015 Paris attacks to begin
3 years, 6 months ago

Trial of 20 men accused in 2015 Paris attacks to begin

The Independent  

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Thousands Protest in France Over No Trial for Jewish Woman's Killer
3 years, 11 months ago

Thousands Protest in France Over No Trial for Jewish Woman's Killer

News 18  

Thousands of protesters gathered in several French cities and Israel on Sunday to denounce a court’s refusal of a trial for a man who killed a 65-year-old Jewish woman, after experts determined he acted in a “delirious fit” due to heavy marijuana use. Former French first lady Carla Bruni, wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, also appeared at the Paris rally, as …

Is France legalising Islamophobia?
3 years, 11 months ago

Is France legalising Islamophobia?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 19:30 GMT: As Ramadan begins this week, many Muslims in France are bracing themselves for the passage of a controversial new law. Legislators are also proposing banning minors from wearing “conspicuous” religious clothing in public – which would prevent Muslim women under the age of 18 years old from wearing hijab. Marco Perolini, Amnesty …

French parliament to vote on anti-extremism bill
4 years, 1 month ago

French parliament to vote on anti-extremism bill

Hindustan Times  

The French parliament on Tuesday votes on a bill to battle Islamist extremism, which the state argues is needed to bolster the secular system but critics say breaches religious freedom. The law is dubbed the anti-separatism bill as ministers fear Islamists are creating communities that reject France's secular identity and laws, as well as its values such as equality between …

France marks 5 years since deadly attacks on Bataclan, cafes
4 years, 4 months ago

France marks 5 years since deadly attacks on Bataclan, cafes

The Independent  

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France marks 5-year anniversary of Paris terrorist attacks that killed 130
4 years, 4 months ago

France marks 5-year anniversary of Paris terrorist attacks that killed 130

LA Times  

Saint-Denis Mayor Mathieu Hanotin, left, and French Prime Minister Jean Castex lay wreaths in remembrance of the Nov. 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. In silence and mourning, France marked five years Friday since 130 people were killed by Islamic State extremists who targeted the Bataclan concert hall, Paris cafes and the national stadium in a …

Emmanuel Macron to Muslims: I hear your anger, but won’t accept violence
4 years, 5 months ago

Emmanuel Macron to Muslims: I hear your anger, but won’t accept violence

Live Mint  

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he respected Muslims who were shocked by cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad but that was no excuse for violence, as his officials ramped up security after a knife attack in a French church that killed three people this week. An assailant shouting "Allahu Akbar" beheaded a woman and killed two other people in …

France Struggles Against Spiral of Online Hate Against 'Jihad'
4 years, 5 months ago

France Struggles Against Spiral of Online Hate Against 'Jihad'

News 18  

As France reels from a string of jihadist attacks, the country is caught up in a perilous fight — protecting citizens against extremist propaganda whose potency seems to increase with each horrific killing. “It now reaches from radical Islamic politics to a much larger religious sphere.” ‘Hyper-violent imagery’ The online hate perpetuated the cycle of violence when an 18-year-old Chechen …

Emmanuel Macron Says Can 'Understand' Shock of Cartoons
4 years, 5 months ago

Emmanuel Macron Says Can 'Understand' Shock of Cartoons

News 18  

President Emmanuel Macron said that he could understand if Muslims were shocked by cartoons of the prophet Mohammed, as French authorities on Saturday sought to ascertain if a young Tunisian suspected of killing three people in a knife rampage inside a Nice church had outside help. ‘Too early to say’ France is still reeling from the latest attack in Nice …

France's Hardening Defence of Prophet Mohammed Cartoons Could Lead to ‘a Trap’
4 years, 5 months ago

France's Hardening Defence of Prophet Mohammed Cartoons Could Lead to ‘a Trap’

News 18  

When the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo republished caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in early September, it triggered a chain of events that included two stabbings, protests in Muslim nations, the boycott of French goods and criticism from allies. The fierce defence of the caricatures has put the French in a position with little room for maneuver, where any compromise could …

France terror: More attacks likely, minister warns, as Nice victims named
4 years, 5 months ago

France terror: More attacks likely, minister warns, as Nice victims named

The Independent  

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France terror attack: International leaders condemn Mahathir Mohamad's 'abhorrent' comments on stabbing
4 years, 5 months ago

France terror attack: International leaders condemn Mahathir Mohamad's 'abhorrent' comments on stabbing

The Independent  

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Second suspect arrested in terrorist attack at church in southern France
4 years, 5 months ago

Second suspect arrested in terrorist attack at church in southern France

LA Times  

A second suspect was in custody Friday in the investigation into a gruesome attack that killed three people in a French church, as France heightened its security alert amid religious and geopolitical tensions stemming from caricatures of the prophet Muhammad. Issaoui’s brother told Al Arabiya that Issaoui had informed the family he would sleep in front of the church and …

Tunisian carrying Quran fatally stabs 3 in French church
4 years, 5 months ago

Tunisian carrying Quran fatally stabs 3 in French church

Associated Press  

NICE, France — A young Tunisian man armed with a knife and carrying a copy of the Quran attacked worshippers in a French church and killed three Thursday, prompting the government to raise its security alert to the maximum level hours before a nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Video cameras recorded the man entering the Nice train station at 6:47 a.m., where …

Extremist video calling for revenge against France released day before Nice attack
4 years, 5 months ago

Extremist video calling for revenge against France released day before Nice attack

The Independent  

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Muslims have a right to ‘kill millions of French people' over past actions, former Malaysian PM suggests
4 years, 5 months ago

Muslims have a right to ‘kill millions of French people' over past actions, former Malaysian PM suggests

The Independent  

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India comes out in support of Macron after 'unacceptable personal attacks' over Muhammad cartoons
4 years, 5 months ago

India comes out in support of Macron after 'unacceptable personal attacks' over Muhammad cartoons

The Independent  

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France church attack: 3 dead, country on high alert
4 years, 5 months ago

France church attack: 3 dead, country on high alert

Live Mint  

An attacker armed with a knife killed three people inside a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, prompting the government to raise its security alert status to the highest level and double the number of soldiers deployed in the country. France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into the attack, the third one since a trial opened in …

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