Paris-like attacks may occur again, expert says
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris-like attacks may occur again, expert says

India TV News  

Paris-like attacks may occur again, expert says Paris: The terror attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead and over 300 injured aren't "one off" and similar deadly attacks are likely to occur again, an expert on terrorism has said.Magnus Ranstorp told Paris: The terror attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead and over 300 injured aren't "one off" and similar deadly attacks are likely to occur again, an expert on terrorism has said. Magnus Ranstorp told The Local that the Islamic State went on the offensive in France because "the French have been exercising their military muscle. The terrorism expert explained that close to 2,000 French citizens have been fighting with the Islamic State. He argued that "there have been 17 publicly revealed attacks or foiled attacks in France since the war began in Syria - including the Charlie Hebdo and kosher supermarket attacks in Paris".

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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.’' …

France marks 10 years since deadly Charlie Hebdo attack
2 months, 3 weeks ago

France marks 10 years since deadly Charlie Hebdo attack

Associated Press  

PARIS — A decade after Islamic extremist gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in a deadly assault that shook France to its core and ignited a global outcry in defense of freedom of speech, the nation paused on Tuesday to honor the victims and renew its resolve to fight for liberty and democracy. Two days after …

Charlie Hebdo releases special edition on 10 years of terror attack as France remembers victims
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Charlie Hebdo releases special edition on 10 years of terror attack as France remembers victims

Firstpost  

Ten years after two terrorists killed 16, including 12 journalists, in an act of jihadist terror at Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris, the magazine has released a special issue to mark the 10th anniversary A person raises the placard with slogan 'Je suis Charlie' in solidarity with the magazine at a demonstration in support of 'Charlie Hebdo' following the terrorist …

History Today: How the Charlie Hebdo attack unfolded on January 7, 2015
2 months, 3 weeks ago

History Today: How the Charlie Hebdo attack unfolded on January 7, 2015

Firstpost  

On January 7, 2015, France was stunned when two armed men stormed the offices of magazine, Charlie Hebdo, and killed numerous people. Here’s what else occurred on that day in history A man holds a pen with a sign during a vigil, for the victims of a shooting by gunmen at the offices of weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in …

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 terror level after Moscow shooting
1 year ago

France raises terror level after Moscow shooting

China Daily  

Armed soldiers patrol near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Monday, after France raised its security threat level. The state-owned international news channel France 24 said the threats included emails sent to students that said there would be attacks at high schools in the country's north. France had been on the middle-level terror alert since January but the level was …

Deadliest jihadist attacks in Europe since 2004
1 year ago

Deadliest jihadist attacks in Europe since 2004

The Hindu  

On March 11, Spain marks 20 years since Europe's worst Islamist attack when militants claiming to be acting on behalf of Al-Qaeda bombed commuter trains in Madrid, killing 192 people and wounding nearly 2,000 others. A look back at the deadliest attacks over the past two decades: 2005 London bombings A year after Spain, London's transport system was targeted on …

Charlie Hebdo is at it again. How the French magazine has angered people with its Turkey earthquake cartoon
2 years, 1 month ago

Charlie Hebdo is at it again. How the French magazine has angered people with its Turkey earthquake cartoon

Firstpost  

Monday’s powerful earthquake and its subsequent aftershocks have flattened Turkey and Syria, killing now at least 15,383 people and injuring countless others. Anger over cartoon On 6 February, the satirical magazine — which has courted many a controversies — published a cartoon by artist Pierrick Juin showing teetering buildings amid heaps of rubble with the caption: “No need to send …

Charlie Hebdo’s history of provocation: From Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Prophet Muhammad
2 years, 2 months ago

Charlie Hebdo’s history of provocation: From Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Prophet Muhammad

Firstpost  

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has earned notoriety for its ‘offensive’ cartoons. The hatred that struck us is still there and, since 2015, it has taken the time to mutate, to change its appearance, to go unnoticed and to quietly continue its ruthless crusade.” The Prophet “editor-in-chief” cartoon On 2 November 2011, the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris were destroyed …

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  

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 The sole survivor of the …

EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in the 2015 Paris attacks trial?
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in the 2015 Paris attacks trial?

Associated Press  

PARIS — France is putting on trial 20 men accused in the Islamic State group’s 2015 attacks on Paris that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured. The modern courtroom was constructed within the storied 13th-century Palais de Justice in Paris, where Marie Antoinette and Emile Zola faced trial, among others. In the past, France has recorded trials of Nazi …

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 …

France: Charlie Hebdo cartoons projected on government building to express solidarity with Samuel Paty
4 years, 5 months ago

France: Charlie Hebdo cartoons projected on government building to express solidarity with Samuel Paty

Op India  

Days after the barbaric beheading of teacher Samuel Paty on the streets of Paris by a terrorist for showing the cartoons of Prophet Mohammad to his students, support continues to pour in for the deceased teacher. Amidst heavy security, the locals projected huge images of Charlie Hebdo cartoons and the images of Samuel Paty on a local government building as …

France 'considers plan to expel 200 foreign suspected extremists' after teacher beheading
4 years, 5 months ago

France 'considers plan to expel 200 foreign suspected extremists' after teacher beheading

The Independent  

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France terror attck: Macron denounces decapitation of history teacher outside of Paris
4 years, 5 months ago

France terror attck: Macron denounces decapitation of history teacher outside of Paris

The Independent  

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Paris beheading: Teacher killed amidst chants of Allahu Akbar for showing Charlie Hebdo cartoon to students
4 years, 5 months ago

Paris beheading: Teacher killed amidst chants of Allahu Akbar for showing Charlie Hebdo cartoon to students

Op India  

In a barbaric attack, a high-school teacher was beheaded by an Islamic terrorist in the French capital Paris for allegedly shown caricatures of the Prophet of Islam to his students. The Paris beheading comes as a grim reminder of the Charlie Hebdo massacre where Islamic terrorists had gunned down 12 people in their officers for publishing the caricature. Teacher was …

Suspect claims prophet caricatures prompted Paris stabbings
4 years, 6 months ago

Suspect claims prophet caricatures prompted Paris stabbings

The Independent  

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France vows to protect Jewish community after Paris knife attack
4 years, 6 months ago

France vows to protect Jewish community after Paris knife attack

LA Times  

From left, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, French Prime Minister Jean Castex and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin at the scene of a knife attack Friday near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. France’s interior minister promised Sunday to protect the country’s Jewish community from extremists after a double stabbing blamed on Islamic terrorism in Paris last week. “Because we …

Paris knife attack suspect says he was targeting Charlie Hebdo, according to police
4 years, 6 months ago

Paris knife attack suspect says he was targeting Charlie Hebdo, according to police

ABC  

The man believed to have attacked and wounded two people with a meat cleaver on Friday is cooperating with police and said he had targeted weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a police source has told Reuters. Key points: Nine people are in custody, including the suspected attacker Charlie Hebdo vacated its offices after the 2015 attack and is now in …

Paris stabbings: Suspect ‘targeted Charlie Hebdo in anger at Prophet Muhammad cartoons’
4 years, 6 months ago

Paris stabbings: Suspect ‘targeted Charlie Hebdo in anger at Prophet Muhammad cartoons’

The Independent  

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 The prime suspect in the …

Paris stabbings: Seven people in custody after attacks near former Charlie Hebdo office
4 years, 6 months ago

Paris stabbings: Seven people in custody after attacks near former Charlie Hebdo office

The Independent  

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 Seven people are in custody …

France: 7 in custody after stabbing linked to Charlie Hebdo
4 years, 6 months ago

France: 7 in custody after stabbing linked to Charlie Hebdo

The Independent  

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Two people stabbed outside Charlie Hebdo's office in Paris; French interior minister terms attack 'act of terror'
4 years, 6 months ago

Two people stabbed outside Charlie Hebdo's office in Paris; French interior minister terms attack 'act of terror'

Firstpost  

The minister said the assailant arrived in France three years ago as an unaccompanied minor, apparently from Pakistan, but his identity was still being verified Paris: A young man stabbed two people Friday outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, where 12 people were killed in 2015, and a terrorism investigation has been opened into the new …

4 wounded in knife attack in Paris, suspect arrested
4 years, 6 months ago

4 wounded in knife attack in Paris, suspect arrested

The Independent  

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Terrorism investigation launched after two wounded in Paris knife attack near former Charlie Hebdo offices
4 years, 6 months ago

Terrorism investigation launched after two wounded in Paris knife attack near former Charlie Hebdo offices

ABC  

A man armed with a meat cleaver has attacked and wounded two people in front of the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Key points: The two people wounded suffered critical injuries, according to a police official The area was cordoned off and the official said a suspicious package was noticed nearby The trial of alleged accomplices …

Parisians react to attack near Charlie Hebdo’s former offices
4 years, 6 months ago

Parisians react to attack near Charlie Hebdo’s former offices

Al Jazeera  

Knife attack comes three weeks after start of high profile trial over 2015 assault on the satirical newspaper. Paris, France – Two people are receiving treatment after being stabbed outside the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in eastern Paris. “In view of the location of the attack, in front of the building where Charlie’s editorial staff was …

7 People Injured In Paris Knife Attack
6 years, 6 months ago

7 People Injured In Paris Knife Attack

NPR  

7 People Injured In Paris Knife Attack Enlarge this image toggle caption Thibault Camus/AP Thibault Camus/AP Updated at 3:55 p.m. ET Seven people were injured when a man wielding a knife and iron bar attacked people on a street in Paris late Sunday, according to news reports citing local police. #Paris19" The British Embassy in Paris told the BBC: "Our …

Paris knife attack: Two dead, including assailant, four injured; terror probe launched as Islamic State claims responsibility
6 years, 10 months ago

Paris knife attack: Two dead, including assailant, four injured; terror probe launched as Islamic State claims responsibility

Firstpost  

The attack took place near the Paris’ main opera house in an area full of bars, restaurants and theatres which were brimming on a weekend night. Paris: A knifeman shouting “Allahu akbar” was shot dead by police in central Paris late Saturday after he killed one person and injured four others, sparking a terror probe and panic on the streets …

France hostage crisis updates: Trèbes gunman killed by police; 3 dead, 2 injured in terror attack
7 years ago

France hostage crisis updates: Trèbes gunman killed by police; 3 dead, 2 injured in terror attack

Firstpost  

4:49 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Timeline of terror attacks in France since 2015 A gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group fired shots and took hostages at a supermarket in southwestern France on Friday, a local prosecutor said. If the link to Islamic State is confirmed, the attack would be the first major incident since the election of centrist …

France remembers Charlie Hebdo victims three years after attacks
7 years, 2 months ago

France remembers Charlie Hebdo victims three years after attacks

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron led a sombre tribute on Sunday to the 17 victims of attacks in Paris three years ago that marked the first of a wave of deadly Islamist assaults in France. During a three-day killing spree in January 2015, gunmen killed reporters and illustrators at satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, police officers and shoppers at a Jewish supermarket. …

ISIS calls for Halloween attacks with poster in French
7 years, 4 months ago

ISIS calls for Halloween attacks with poster in French

Daily Mail  

ISIS has urged its supporters to carry out attacks on people celebrating Halloween tonight. The poster includes a picture of a bloodied machete imposed on a picture of the Eiffiel Tower which reads 'enjoy their gathering' and 'terrorise October 31' The Rumiyah publication has openly called for and praised previously terror attacks, including incidents in London, Paris and Manchester. ISIS …

Two French citizens injured in London terror attack
7 years, 9 months ago

Two French citizens injured in London terror attack

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that at least two French …

France 'enlists Iraqi soldiers to hunt French fanatics'
7 years, 10 months ago

France 'enlists Iraqi soldiers to hunt French fanatics'

Daily Mail  

France is enlisting Iraqi soldiers to hunt down and kill French jihadists fighting for ISIS before they return home and carry out terror attacks, it has been claimed. File picture shows a masked Iraqi counter terrorism operative Illegal shipments of the so-called 'Jihadi drug' Captagon worth a total of almost £1.5m have been intercepted in France for the first time …

Paris attack: Gunman kills cop before being shot dead, IS claims responsibility
7 years, 11 months ago

Paris attack: Gunman kills cop before being shot dead, IS claims responsibility

India TV News  

A police officer was gunned down in the heart of this capital on Thursday, just three days before French voters will cast ballots in the first round of the presidential election. Police have confirmed the identity of the gunman, but are withholding his name to allow time to determine whether he had any accomplices, Paris chief prosecutor François Molins said …

Thwarted attack rattles France days before presidential vote
7 years, 11 months ago

Thwarted attack rattles France days before presidential vote

Associated Press  

PARIS — Extremism concerns shook France’s presidential campaign Tuesday as authorities announced arrests in what they said was a thwarted attack and candidates urged tougher counterterrorism efforts for a country already under a state of emergency. As the government prepared to flood streets with more than 50,000 police and soldiers to safeguard the ballot, Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said police …

France thwarts ‘imminent attack;' 4 arrests, explosive found
8 years, 1 month ago

France thwarts ‘imminent attack;' 4 arrests, explosive found

Associated Press  

PARIS — Anti-terrorism forces arrested four people Friday in southern France, including a 16-year-old girl, and uncovered a makeshift laboratory with the explosive TATP and other ingredients for fabricating a bomb. France’s top security official said the raid thwarted an “imminent attack.” A police official said the teen had pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group in a recent video. …

Isis terror cell 'planned to attack Disneyland Paris and Champs Elysees Christmas market on 1 December'
8 years, 4 months ago

Isis terror cell 'planned to attack Disneyland Paris and Champs Elysees Christmas market on 1 December'

The Independent  

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Isis: New terror plot foiled in France with arrest of seven suspects in Strasbourg and Marseille
8 years, 4 months ago

Isis: New terror plot foiled in France with arrest of seven suspects in Strasbourg and Marseille

The Independent  

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If France wants to tackle terrorism, it needs to accept that extremist ideology is the root cause
8 years, 4 months ago

If France wants to tackle terrorism, it needs to accept that extremist ideology is the root cause

The Independent  

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France marks 1 year since Paris attacks, wary and watched
8 years, 4 months ago

France marks 1 year since Paris attacks, wary and watched

Associated Press  

PARIS — Less insouciant, more policed — France is a changed place since Islamic State extremists killed 130 people in the country’s deadliest attacks a year ago. And every time we pass by here, we think of them,” said Sabrina Nedjadi, paying respects Sunday at two cafes in her diverse eastern Paris neighborhood targeted in the attacks. “Yes, terrorism will …

Francois Hollande: ‘Islam of France’ needed to beat terror threat
8 years, 6 months ago

Francois Hollande: ‘Islam of France’ needed to beat terror threat

CNN  

Story highlights Francois Hollande: Islam is at home in secular France as long as it remains within the law France is under a state of emergency after a string of terror attacks CNN — French President Francois Hollande called for the creation of “an Islam of France” and the removal of foreign-trained extremist imams in a key speech Thursday on …

Terror Attacks Have Become Shockingly Common In France Over The Past 2 Years
8 years, 8 months ago

Terror Attacks Have Become Shockingly Common In France Over The Past 2 Years

Huff Post  

People mourn on July 15, 2016, near the scene where a truck mowed down revelers in Nice the night before. Jan. 7-9, 2015: Charlie Hebdo And Kosher Supermarket Attacks, 17 Dead Two gunmen invaded the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo on Jan. 7, shooting 12 people dead. Feb. 3, 2015: Knife Attack Against Soldiers Guarding Jewish Center In the aftermath …

Nice Attack: Terrorist strikes in France since Charlie Hebdo slayings
8 years, 8 months ago

Nice Attack: Terrorist strikes in France since Charlie Hebdo slayings

Firstpost  

Nearly 80 people were killed Friday when a truck ploughed into a crowd in the French Riviera resort of Nice during Bastille Day celebrations, the latest attack in a country still reeling from last year’s Islamic State terror assaults. 7-9 January, 2015: Two men armed with Kalashnikov rifles storm the Paris offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo killing 12 people …

Two years of terror: 278 people have died in recent terror attacks in Europe
8 years, 8 months ago

Two years of terror: 278 people have died in recent terror attacks in Europe

LA Times  

Paratroopers carry the coffin of a French paratrooper who was shot to death in Toulouse, France, in March 2012. French police secure the entrance of the Air Products company near Lyon, France, where an attacker carrying an Islamist flag killed one person and injured several others at a gas factory in June 2015. Here are some of them: Nice, France …

Terror threat still 'very high' in France six months after the Paris attacks
8 years, 10 months ago

Terror threat still 'very high' in France six months after the Paris attacks

The Independent  

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 Six months on from the …

France to create ‘de-radicalisation’ centres in each region of the country
8 years, 10 months ago

France to create ‘de-radicalisation’ centres in each region of the country

Daily Mail  

France will be have dedicated de-radicalisation centres to prevent people joining terror groups, the prime minister said on Monday. There will be a centre in each of France's 12 regions which will take people referred by the justice system, said Manuel Valls as he laid out measures in response to last year's terror attacks. Manuel Valls laid out measures in …

France to create regional 'de-radicalisation' centres, says PM Manuel Valls
8 years, 10 months ago

France to create regional 'de-radicalisation' centres, says PM Manuel Valls

Firstpost  

France will create centres in each region to de-radicalise people to prevent them from becoming involved in jihadist groups, said PM Manuel Valls Paris: France will create centres in each region of the country to de-radicalise people or prevent them from becoming involved in jihadist groups, the prime minister said on Monday, as he laid out new anti-terror measures. “The …

Clapper: IS capable of Paris-style strike in U.S.
8 years, 10 months ago

Clapper: IS capable of Paris-style strike in U.S.

The Hindu  

The dreaded Islamic State terror group has the capability to stage a Paris-style attack in the United States using its local cells to strike in multiple locations and inflict dozens of casualties, top American intelligence official James Clapper has said. ‘Something to worry a lot about’ “That’s something we worry about a lot in the United States, that they could …

France stages mock 'terror attack' ahead of Euro 2016
8 years, 11 months ago

France stages mock 'terror attack' ahead of Euro 2016

Daily Mail  

Officials in France have staged a mock terrorist attack as the country prepares to host the European Championship this summer - and these pictures show what would happen if there is use of chemical weapons. A mock terror attack was staged in Saint-Etienne to prepare the authorities before the European Championship in France this summer Police trainees dressed as civilians …

Why you probably didn’t hear everyone talking about these major terror attacks
9 years ago

Why you probably didn’t hear everyone talking about these major terror attacks

LA Times  

Is there really zero media coverage when terrorist attacks happen in countries outside Europe and the U.S., as many have alleged on social media? Facebook activated its Safety Check feature, which invites people near a disaster or terrorist attack to quickly notify Facebook friends that they are safe. Iskandariya, Iraq: Two days before the Easter attack on Lahore and just …

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