2023 Paris attack
{{Short description|Terrorist attack in Paris, France}}
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| time = Just before 21:00
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| motive = Islamic extremism
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On 2 December 2023, a French man of Iranian origin carried out a knife and hammer attack against three people near the Pont de Bir-Hakeim in Paris, France, killing one of them.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67604591 |title=Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead and two injured |work=BBC News |date=2 December 2023 |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203232352/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67604591 |url-status=live }} The attack was ruled an act of Islamic extremism.
Attack
On Quai de Grenelle in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, just before 21:00 CET (20:00 GMT) on 2 December 2023, a man attacked three people using a knife and hammer as he allegedly shouted "Allahu Akbar". One victim was killed.
Reaction
Police tasered the suspect near the scene{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/03/europe/paris-attack-eiffel-tower-hnk-intl/index.html|title=One dead, two injured in Paris knife and hammer attack near Eiffel Tower|author1=Chris Liakos|author2=Heather Chen|author3=Mitchell McCluskey|accessdate=4 December 2023|date=3 December 2023|publisher=CNN|archive-date=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204043844/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/03/europe/paris-attack-eiffel-tower-hnk-intl/index.html|url-status=live}} and arrested him for premeditated murder and terrorist-motivated attempted murder. President Emmanuel Macron described it as a terrorist attack.
Victims
Suspect
The suspect is Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoabis, a 26-year-old man who has mental health problems. He was born in France in 1997 to Iranian parents who fled the Iranian Revolution in 1979.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=Attaque à Paris : trois jours après, la mère du terroriste dit renier son fils |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/faits-divers/attaque-a-paris-trois-jours-apres-la-mere-du-terroriste-dit-renier-son-fils-20231205 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205181146/https://www.lefigaro.fr/faits-divers/attaque-a-paris-trois-jours-apres-la-mere-du-terroriste-dit-renier-son-fils-20231205 |url-status=live }} He acquired French nationality on 20 March 2002, through the collective effort of his parents' naturalization.{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0069 du 22 mars 2002 - Légifrance |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/2002/03/22/0069 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=legifrance.gouv.fr |page=5141 |language=fr |format=PDF |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203170918/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/2002/03/22/0069 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Attaque à Paris : le terroriste Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab se prénommait Iman jusqu'en 2003 |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/attaque-a-paris-le-terroriste-armand-rajabpour-miyandoab-se-prenommait-iman-a-la-naissance-20231203 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204180056/https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/attaque-a-paris-le-terroriste-armand-rajabpour-miyandoab-se-prenommait-iman-a-la-naissance-20231203 |url-status=live }} His birth first name was Iman, but it was changed in 2003. He was released from prison in 2020 after serving four years for planning an attack. Prosecutor Jean-François Ricard said the suspect had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
References
External links
- {{Cite news |date=2024-01-31 |title=Le Sénat adopte un texte permettant la rétention de sûreté des terroristes |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2024/01/31/le-senat-adopte-un-texte-permettant-la-retention-de-surete-des-terroristes_6214117_3224.html |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=Le Monde.fr |language=fr}}
- {{Cite news |date=2024-01-05 |title=Attentats : « La radicalisation religieuse est-elle vraiment religieuse ? » |url=https://www.la-croix.com/a-vif/attentats-la-radicalisation-religieuse-est-elle-vraiment-religieuse-20240105 |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=La Croix |language=fr-FR |issn=0242-6056}}
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