1986 Paris police station attack
| 1986 Paris police station attack | |
|---|---|
 Quai de Gesvres in 2012, street of the police station | |
| Location | 48°51′25″N 2°20′55″E / 48.8570°N 2.3486°E Quai de Gesvres, Paris, France |
| Date | 9 July 1986 4:00 pm |
Attack type | Terrorist attack |
| Weapons | IED |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 22 |
| Perpetrator | Action directe |
The far-left Direct Action (AD) terror group detonated a bomb at the headquarters of the Brigade de répression du banditisme (BRB) police division in Paris, France, on 9 July 1986. It killed the division's chief inspector, Marcel Basdevant, and injured 22 other officers. The group claimed responsibility two days later.[1][2]
Attack
[edit]The bomb is thought to have contained 10 kg of explosives and was planted in a restroom on the third floor.[3] It caused major damage to the building, which was still new.[4] Maxime Frérot alias "Max le fou", explosives manufacturer and member of the Lyon cell of Action Directe, who was already wanted for three murders, including two police officers, was arrested on 27 November 1987 in the underground parking lot of the Mercure Hotel at Part-Dieu station, in Lyon. The brother attempted to escape by opening fire on the police, wounding one officer..[5][6] [7][8]
On the same day, the West German Red Army Faction (which was allied with Direct Action) assassinated Karl Heinz Beckurts in Bavaria.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Universalis, Encyclopædia. "6-21 juillet 1986 - France. Série d'attentats à Paris revendiqués par Action directe - Événement - Encyclopædia Universalis". Encyclopædia Universalis.
- ^ "Les trente ans de bagarre de la brigade antibanditisme". 30 January 2005.
- ^ "Un policier tué, deux autres dans le coma après l'explosion d'une bombe de 10 kilos". Le Monde. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ "la BRB... 40 ans de belles affaires. Mais pas que..." 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Le jour où Max Frérot a été arrête". La Tribune de Lyon (en francés). Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "Quand Max Frérot faisait parler la poudre". 20 Minutes (en francés). Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "HISTOIRE : Chronique culturelle du 9 juillet". 9 July 2017.
- ^ "30 ans de grands bandits".
- ^ Ciment, James (10 March 2015). World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era. Routledge. ISBN 9781317451518 – via Google Books.
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