1996 Paris RER bombing
| 1996 Paris RER bombing | |
|---|---|
 A memorial to the victims (2014) | |
| Location | Gare de Port-Royal station in Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 48°50′23.55″N 2°20′13.34″W / 48.8398750°N 2.3370389°W |
| Date | December 3, 1996 |
| Target | RER passengers |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive device |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 7-91 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown, GIA suspected |
On 3 December 1996 an IED blew up on the southbound tracks of the Gare de Port-Royal station in Paris, France. 4 people were killed in the bombing[1][2][3][4], two French citizens, a Moroccan and a Canadian.[5]
Following the bombing French officials activated the "Vigipirate" nationwide security plan drawn up a year earlier in the wake of a series of bombings in France. The plan included police and army patrols in sensitive public areas and spot checks across the country.[6][7]
No group took responsibility for the attack, but, the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria was suspected of being behind the attack which followed a series of terror attacks by the group in France in 1995.[8] However, unlike this bombing, the group had claimed all the bombings in the campaign.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ Dahlburg, John-Thor (4 December 1996). "Bomb Planted on Paris Train Kills 2, Hurts 85". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Paris attack France's deadliest in decades
- ^ Whitney, Craig (4 December 1996). "2 Die as Terrorist Bomb Rips Train at a Paris Station". New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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- ^ "French officials say bomb caused deadly train blast- Dec. 3, 1996". CNN. 1996-12-03. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/world/europe/why-france-has-become-the-epicentre-of-terror-attacks-in-europe/news-story/f2871447984f127e0e060ab9f1731d10
- ^ Marc Sageman (October 2010). Confronting Al-Qaeda: Understanding the Threat in Afghanistan and Beyond: Congressional Testimony. DIANE Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4379-2774-0.
- ^ Whitney, Craig R. (1996-12-04). "2 Die as Terrorist Bomb Rips Train at a Paris Station". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
