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On 2 December 2023, an [[Islamic State]] knife and hammer attack was carried out against three people in Paris, France, killing one of them.<ref name=B>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67604591 Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead and two injured]</ref> |
On 2 December 2023, an [[Islamic State]] knife and hammer attack was carried out against three people near [[Pont de Bir-Hakeim]] in [[Paris]], [[France]], killing one of them.<ref name=B>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67604591 Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead and two injured]</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Revision as of 05:32, 5 December 2023
| 2023 Paris attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Paris, France |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
On 2 December 2023, an Islamic State knife and hammer attack was carried out against three people near Pont de Bir-Hakeim in Paris, France, killing one of them.[1]
Background
Many Islamic terrorist attacks have been carried out in France during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, many of them in and around Paris.
Attack
On Quai de Grenelle in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, just before 9pm on 2 December 2023, a man attacked three people using a knife and hammer as he shouted Allahu Akbar.[1] One victim was killed.[1]
Reaction
Police Tasered the suspect near the scene[2] and arrested him for premeditated murder and terrorist-motivated attempted murder.[1] President Emmanuel Macron described it as a terrorist attack.[1]
Victims
The fatally attacked victim was a young man who was a tourist from the Philippines who was an immigrant in Germany.[1] He was a nurse who was a naturalised German citizen.[1] The surviving victims are a Frenchman aged around 60 and a 66-year-old British tourist.[1][2]
Suspect
The suspect is Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoabis, a 26-year-old man who has mental health problems.[1][2] He was born in France in 1997 to Iranian parents.[1][2] He acquired French nationality on 20 March 2002, through the collective effet of his parents' naturalization.[3][4] His birth first name was Iman, but it was changed in 2003.[4] He was released from prison in 2020 after serving four years for planning an attack. He has pledged allegiance to Islamic State.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead and two injured
- ^ a b c d Chris Liakos; Heather Chen; Mitchell McCluskey (3 December 2023). "One dead, two injured in Paris knife and hammer attack near Eiffel Tower". CNN. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "JORF n° 0069 du 22 mars 2002 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 5141. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b "Attaque à Paris : le terroriste Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab se prénommait Iman jusqu'en 2003". Le Figaro (in French). 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
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