Terror strikes France; 129 killed in coordinated attacks
9 years, 4 months ago

Terror strikes France; 129 killed in coordinated attacks

The Hindu  

In a deadly terror strike that reminded the world of the attack on Mumbai on November 26, 2008, suspected Islamic State gunmen launched a coordinated assault on Paris late on Friday night, leaving 129 dead and 352 injured. The worst terror attack in France’s history eclipsed the shooting inside the Charlie Hebdo newspaper office in January, which killed 12 and injured 11. French President Francois Hollande announced that he held the IS responsible for the attack and France considered it “an act of war”. The attack was carried out on six locations, one being the French national stadium Stade de France where France and Germany football teams were playing a friendly before an 80,000-strong crowd. “France is strong, and even if she is wounded, she will get up always and nothing will hold her down, even if we are feeling the grief now.” The stadium witnessed two suicide attacks — one at each entrance — and a bombing close to a McDonald’s restaurant outside.

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

1 dead, 3 wounded in France knife attack labeled Islamic extremism
1 month 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.’' …

1 dead in France knife attack, Emmanuel Macron calls it 'Islamist terrorism'
1 month ago

1 dead in France knife attack, Emmanuel Macron calls it 'Islamist terrorism'

India Today  

One person was killed and three people, including two cops, were wounded in a knife attack on Saturday in eastern France during a demonstration, the local prosecutor said. French President Emmanuel Macron said, "no doubt it is an Islamist terror act." The suspect, 37, is on a terror prevention watchlist, prosecutor Nicolas Heitz told news agency AFP. One of the …

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

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 …

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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Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks
3 years, 6 months ago

Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks

Associated Press  

PARIS — The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France opened Wednesday in a custom-built complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse. Nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of one another at several locations around Paris on Nov. 13, 2015, …

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 …

France church attack: 3 dead, country on high alert
4 years, 4 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 …

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 …

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 …

Manchester terror attack: Intelligence services in France discuss situation, security intensified
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester terror attack: Intelligence services in France discuss situation, security intensified

Firstpost  

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb met heads of the country’s intelligence services to review the security situation at home after the Manchester city attack Paris: Security woes resurfaced again in France in the wake of Manchester attack which forced French government to muscle security to thwart any potential terrorist attack. Hours after the attack killed 22 people at a concert …

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. …

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 church attack: Francois Hollande says hostage-takers pledged allegiance to Islamic State
8 years, 8 months ago

France church attack: Francois Hollande says hostage-takers pledged allegiance to Islamic State

Firstpost  

A priest was killed on Tuesday when men armed with knives seized hostages at a church near the northern French city of Rouen, a police source said. France: French President Francois Hollande said that a hostage-taking Tuesday at a church in Upper Normandy was carried out “by two terrorists claiming to be followers of Islamic State.” Hollande travelled to Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray …

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: Hollande extends France's state of emergency after Bastille Day massacre
8 years, 8 months ago

Nice attack: Hollande extends France's state of emergency after Bastille Day massacre

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 President Francois Hollande has addressed …

French President Hollande extends State of Emergency by three months after Nice terror attack
8 years, 8 months ago

French President Hollande extends State of Emergency by three months after Nice terror attack

India TV News  

Paris: French President Francois Hollande today said that the State of Emergency in the country has been extended by three months after an attacker killed 80 people and injured several others in the city of Nice, when he drove a truck into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day. "French state of emergency has been extended for 3 months," he said. The …

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  

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From Charlie Hebdo to Brussels blasts: How Europe was shaken by 15 months of terror attacks
9 years ago

From Charlie Hebdo to Brussels blasts: How Europe was shaken by 15 months of terror attacks

Firstpost  

Brussels attack is just the latest of a series of terror attacks. Here is a timeline of the major terror attacks which took place in Europe since 2015. A series of bombings claimed by the Islamic State ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train, killing around 35 people in the latest attack to bring carnage to the heart of …

From Charlie Hebdo attacks to a state of emergency
9 years, 2 months ago

From Charlie Hebdo attacks to a state of emergency

Al Jazeera  

Majority of raids have been conducted on Muslim homes, businesses and places of worship using emergency powers. Yasser Louati, spokesman for the Collective Against Islamophobia in France, has warned that: “The Muslim minority in France feels like it’s being treated as the public enemy.” Until now, according to the French government, authorities have conducted more than 2,700 raids and enforced …

Terror in Paris
9 years, 4 months ago

Terror in Paris

The Hindu  

The massacre in Paris of more than 130 innocent people by terrorists owing allegiance to the Islamic State on November 13 has shaken and angered Europe and the international community. Hollande told the French journalist and writer Xavier Panon last year that French secret services had “delivered lethal weapons” to the rebel groups. Eventually, after “moderate” groups like the Free …

Paris attacks organizer was planning more carnage, prosecutor says
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks organizer was planning more carnage, prosecutor says

LA Times  

The man believed to have planned the Nov. 13 Paris attacks that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more had likely planned to carry out another suicide bombing days later in the French capital’s business district, the Paris prosecutor said Tuesday. Abdelhamid Abaaoud and an accomplice are believed to have been planning to attack La Defense on Nov. 18 or …

Paris attacks live: Death toll rises to 130 after victim dies of injuries - as it happened
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks live: Death toll rises to 130 after victim dies of injuries - as it happened

The Independent  

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Paris attacks: Isis 'chemical weapons' warning issued by French PM Manuel Valls
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks: Isis 'chemical weapons' warning issued by French PM Manuel Valls

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. Manuel Valls said France faced a serious threat from …

Extremists may strike with chemical, bio arms: French PM
9 years, 4 months ago

Extremists may strike with chemical, bio arms: French PM

The Hindu  

With France still reeling from last week’s deadly attacks in Paris, Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned on Thursday that Islamic extremists might at some point use chemical or biological weapons, and urged lawmakers to extend a national state of emergency by three months. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing, said the actions were …

Paris attacks: Terrorism to be 'unambiguously' condemned in French mosques at Friday prayers
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks: Terrorism to be 'unambiguously' condemned in French mosques at Friday prayers

The Independent  

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Paris attacks: Isis propaganda magazine praises 'blessed' massacres and threatens more terror in Europe
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks: Isis propaganda magazine praises 'blessed' massacres and threatens more terror in Europe

The Independent  

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Two terrorists dead in raid on Paris attacks mastermind
9 years, 4 months ago

Two terrorists dead in raid on Paris attacks mastermind

The Hindu  

The residents of the suburb of Saint-Denise in the north of Paris were woken at 4.30 a.m. to the sound of gunfire and sirens as the French security forces conducted an operation to apprehend Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Belgian national suspected to be the ringleader of last Friday’s terror attacks in the city. As it happened: >Paris anti-terror raid French media …

Shooting in Paris during anti-terrorist police operation
9 years, 4 months ago

Shooting in Paris during anti-terrorist police operation

India TV News  

Paris: Two people have died including a woman who blew herself up in the ongoing raid against suspected perpetrators of Paris terror attack in the Saint Denis area of northern Paris. Police said, two suspects in last week's Paris attacks — a man and a woman — have been killed in a police operation north of the capital. The Paris …

Paris attacks: Francois Hollande will meet with Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin to 'unify' against Isis - live updates
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks: Francois Hollande will meet with Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin to 'unify' against Isis - live updates

The Independent  

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Paris attacks: Mourning crowd gathers despite police calls, flees as firecrackers let off
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks: Mourning crowd gathers despite police calls, flees as firecrackers let off

The Independent  

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Europe may face more terror attacks, warns French PM
9 years, 4 months ago

Europe may face more terror attacks, warns French PM

India TV News  

New Delhi: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls today warned that Europe should be prepared for repeat terror attacks in the coming few days and weeks. Manuel Valls told the French media that Friday's shootings in Paris were "planned in Syria." Meanwhile, French military jets on Sunday bombarded a stronghold of the Islamic State terrorist group in Raqqa, Syria, French Defence …

Paris attack: Video shows shoot-out between police and terrorists outside Bataclan concert hall
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attack: Video shows shoot-out between police and terrorists outside Bataclan concert hall

The Independent  

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Paris attacks latest: More than 120 dead after night of terror in French capital - updates
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks latest: More than 120 dead after night of terror in French capital - updates

The Independent  

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Paris terror attack: What we know so far
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris terror attack: What we know so far

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 At least 132 people were …

After Paris attacks, we now know what a 26/11-style attack looks like, says British daily
9 years, 4 months ago

After Paris attacks, we now know what a 26/11-style attack looks like, says British daily

Firstpost  

After the terror strikes in Paris, we now know what a Mumbai-style terror attack looks like, said a British daily, adding that “this is war in which we are all equally at risk”. London: After the terror strikes in Paris, we now know what a Mumbai-style terror attack looks like, said a British daily, adding that “this is war in …

‘New terror attacks being planned in France, other European countries’
9 years, 4 months ago

‘New terror attacks being planned in France, other European countries’

Hindustan Times  

The French Prime Minister has said that authorities believe new terror attacks are being planned in France and in other European countries following the carnage in Paris. “We know that operations were being prepared and are still being prepared, not only against France but other European countries too,” Manuel Valls said on Monday. Raids conducted, dozens arrested Meanwhile, French police …

Paris attacks: Belgium connection probed as terrorist past of Brussels district of Molenbeek under spotlight
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks: Belgium connection probed as terrorist past of Brussels district of Molenbeek under spotlight

ABC  

Prosecutors have revealed a growing Belgian connection to the Paris attacks, with officials conceding a poor district in Brussels with past links to international terrorism is a "gigantic problem" and a hotbed for extremism. Belgian prosecutors have also said two of the seven assailants killed in Friday's attacks were Frenchmen who had lived in Brussels, while two cars tied to …

Hope and clarity in Paris
9 years, 4 months ago

Hope and clarity in Paris

The Hindu  

Parisians are no strangers to violence. The ruthless treatment meted out to anti-colonial activists in Indo-China and Algeria in the mid-twentieth century made the French army, police and intelligence services a model of how to root out ‘terrorism’. French security services have also been used across the Sahel to protect France’s significant natural resource extraction operations from Islamist militant groups …

Paris attacks: More than 140 feared dead after shootings and explosions stun France
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attacks: More than 140 feared dead after shootings and explosions stun France

The Independent  

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Paris shootings and explosions: President Francois Hollande condemns 'terrorist attacks of unprecedented proportions'
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris shootings and explosions: President Francois Hollande condemns 'terrorist attacks of unprecedented proportions'

The Independent  

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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" …

Paris attack probe widens, suspects hunted across Europe
9 years, 4 months ago

Paris attack probe widens, suspects hunted across Europe

Live Mint  

Paris: Investigators across Europe are racing to piece together how Friday’s attacks in Paris were carried out, with French police so far only publicly identifying one of the suspected assailants as they search for another who may have fled. One of the attackers—identified by a severed finger at the Bataclan concert hall where 89 people were killed—was 29-year-old Omar Ismail …

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