#paris terror attacks

[fluencylevelfrench]

Today 9 years ago. Paris, je pense à toi.

[gwydionmisha]

20 men are convicted in the 2015 Paris terror attacks; one sentenced to life in prison

The deadliest peacetime attacks in French history killed 130 people. Chief suspect Salah Abdeslam was found guilty of murder and attempted murder in relation to a terrorist enterprise.

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Banksy’s stolen Bataclan memorial painting found in a remote Italian barn

Banksy’s stolen Bataclan memorial painting found in a remote Italian barn

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A painting by mysterious street artist Banksy has an even more cryptic twist.

The piece — a memorial for the terrorist attack on the Bataclan theater in Paris — was stolen in 2019. This week, authorities finally recovered it in a remote corner of an Italian barn’s attic. But they still haven’t made an arrest in the heist case, and the investigation is ongoing.

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[krethem]

Paris has experienced yet another terrorist attack.  Although terrorist attacks are regular occurrences in other corners of the world, where oppressive governments also tend to reign supreme with iron fists, the West is far more comfortable with gang shootings, murders of passion, and madman massacres.  If the victims of the Champs-Élysées shootings had simply been casualties of a criminal seeking revenge on the police and the collateral damage of a shootout, the tragedy would have provided the French media an interesting story for a couple of days.  Because the suspect was an ex-convict, who happened to be a terrorist suspect and likely supported the Islamic State, the media outlets and political figures of the West feel compelled to lead the world in a global panic and security crackdown.  

Violent crime, in general, plagues all communities of the world to varying degrees.  Terrorism is a particularly scary form of violent crime, because terrorists use seemingly random violence and the indiscriminate murder of innocent civilians to force their will onto society as a whole.  In modern society, violence is seen as a disruptive force that undermines the very fabric of communities and destroys the accomplishments of the human race.  The developed world has managed to suppress the violent side of human nature so well that events involving brutal and widespread destruction spark massive outrage and grievance throughout the International Community.  This is why Westerners struggle so much to understand why people are attracted to terrorism and the motivations behind acts of violence. 

[justinstares]

Paris, Brussels bomb maker entered Europe as a refugee

The bomb maker behind the Paris and Brussels terror attacks was identified for the first time on March 7 as a Syrian who entered Europe as a refugee. Investigators confirmed that explosives expert Ahmad Alkhald entered Europe via Greece and Germany before joining the terror network that killed more than 150 and injured hundreds more in the attacks on the two capitals. Alkhald, born on January 1992 in Syria, was the only terrorist to have evaded the international manhunt. His whereabouts are still unknown. Two Belgian newspapers published the man’s photograph along with details of his role in Paris, where he made the suicide vests, and Belgium, where he gave instructions on how to detonate explosive luggage in the country’s largest airport. French and Belgian investigators believe the Alkhald was a "key bomb maker in the attacks of November 13 2015 in Paris Saint-Denis", newspaper Derniere Heure reported. His DNA was found on two suicide vests, including the one abandoned in a bin in Montrouge by Salah Abdeslam, the Belgian terrorist who fled. His DNA has also been traced to hideouts in Belgium, where many of the terrorists were based. Alkhald entered Europe as a migrant with a fake ID via the Greek island of Leros on September 20 2015, the newspaper reported. Via Macedonia, he then made his way to Ulm in Germany, where he was picked up by Abdeslam. Thanks to new documents provided by Abdeslam, he became Yassine Noure, after which he found lodgings in Belgium. After the Paris attacks he fled Europe via Vienna, where he caught a flight to Turkey. He is thought to have joined ISIS in Syria. Police now believe Alkhald played a key role in the Brussels attack too. He is thought to be the man known as Mahmoud who advised Najim Laachraoui, the Brussels airport bomb maker, on the necessary explosive techniques. Laachraoui took orders using encrypted videos. The second newspaper, La Libre Belgique, reported that In these videos, Laachraoui asked for advice on electronic circuits for detonating explosives at a distance. Laachraoui asked “Mahmoud” to test explosives under railway lines, implying the terror cell had planned to derail a passenger train.

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I was watching Inside Out with my parents and grandma. We got a notification. Switch to the news. Hugged my parents. I called Julie and a few other friends. I didn’t hear back from them for hours. I heard the sirens. Checked in Facebook “I am safe”. Watched the news. Saw the number of victims increase. I saw the Bataclan police operation on the news. Hugged my parents again. Heard from Julie. Heard from Antoine, David and the others. I stayed up all night.

It was November 13th, in Paris. I remember. We all do.