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13.05.2018 - Paris Attacker of Chechen Origin, was Known as Threat to French Intel - Reports
Paris Attacker of Chechen Origin, Was Known as Threat to French Intel - Reports
One person died and four were injured as a result of a stabbing attack in central Paris. The prosecutor’s office on counterterrorism has launched an investigation into the incident.
Europe1 cited its sources as saying that the attacker, which stabbed several people in Paris late on Saturday, was a French citizen born in 1997 in Russia's Chechnya. He had no documents, however, the police managed to identify the man using his fingerprints.
RTL radio reported, citing a judicial source, that the parents of the attacker are being held for questioning by the police.
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb stated, that one victim, a 34-old man, got operated, with other three out of danger. The minister later posted on his Twitter account, that he had convened a staff meeting to discuss the situation with "security and anti-terrorist services" in the wake of the incident.
In the meantime, Europe 1 reported, that the attacker was known to the French special services as a terrorist supporter.
Previously, French police reported, that a young man attacked people in the center of Paris, leaving 1 dead and four injured. The prosecutor's office revealed that he was screaming "Allahu Akbar" during the incident.
The suspect was later reportedly shot dead by police. While his motives are expected to be fully determined and confirmed by police, the prosecutor’s office on counterterrorism has launched an investigation into the attack.
Separately, media reported that Daesh* terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the stabbing attack.
Last November French President Emmanuel Macron signed an anti-terror law in order to replace a state of emergency, imposed after terror attacks in Paris in November 2015 that killed 139 people. The law led to a heated discussion in the parliament, while the UN experts criticized it for "vague wording."
According to French media, jihadist attacks have killed over 245 people in France over the past three years.
13.05.2018 - Facebook Activated Safety Check in Paris Only After Terror Attack - Reports
Facebook Activated Safety Check in Paris Only After Terror Attack - Reports
The function, which helps people to report that they are unharmed in emergency situations, was created by Facebook after the terrorist attacks in France in 2015 and re-activated on social media in wake of the stabbing incident in Paris last Saturday.
"Facebook activated the Safety Check function on Saturday night, allowing social network users to inform their loved ones that they are safe after a dangerous event," the BFMTV channel said, adding that the function also allowed offering and receiving help if needed.
Previously, French police said that a young man, who was later reportedly identified as a 21-year old man born in Chechnya, had stabbed people in the center of Paris, screaming "Allahu Akbar" and leaving 1 dead and four injured.
The prosecutor's office on counterterrorism announced that it had launched an investigation into the attack. In the meantime, media reported that the Daesh* terrorist group had claimed responsibility for the massacre.
Safety Check was originally introduced in France on November 13, 2015, after the terrorist attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis, which killed 130 people, including 89 at the Bataclan Theater.
The tech feature is activated by the company during disasters and terror-related incidents to quickly determine whether people in an affected area are safe, in order to prevent panic.
Paris Attacker of Chechen Origin, Was Known as Threat to French Intel - Reports
One person died and four were injured as a result of a stabbing attack in central Paris. The prosecutor’s office on counterterrorism has launched an investigation into the incident.
Europe1 cited its sources as saying that the attacker, which stabbed several people in Paris late on Saturday, was a French citizen born in 1997 in Russia's Chechnya. He had no documents, however, the police managed to identify the man using his fingerprints.
RTL radio reported, citing a judicial source, that the parents of the attacker are being held for questioning by the police.
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb stated, that one victim, a 34-old man, got operated, with other three out of danger. The minister later posted on his Twitter account, that he had convened a staff meeting to discuss the situation with "security and anti-terrorist services" in the wake of the incident.
In the meantime, Europe 1 reported, that the attacker was known to the French special services as a terrorist supporter.
Previously, French police reported, that a young man attacked people in the center of Paris, leaving 1 dead and four injured. The prosecutor's office revealed that he was screaming "Allahu Akbar" during the incident.
The suspect was later reportedly shot dead by police. While his motives are expected to be fully determined and confirmed by police, the prosecutor’s office on counterterrorism has launched an investigation into the attack.
Separately, media reported that Daesh* terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the stabbing attack.
Last November French President Emmanuel Macron signed an anti-terror law in order to replace a state of emergency, imposed after terror attacks in Paris in November 2015 that killed 139 people. The law led to a heated discussion in the parliament, while the UN experts criticized it for "vague wording."
According to French media, jihadist attacks have killed over 245 people in France over the past three years.
13.05.2018 - Facebook Activated Safety Check in Paris Only After Terror Attack - Reports
Facebook Activated Safety Check in Paris Only After Terror Attack - Reports
The function, which helps people to report that they are unharmed in emergency situations, was created by Facebook after the terrorist attacks in France in 2015 and re-activated on social media in wake of the stabbing incident in Paris last Saturday.
"Facebook activated the Safety Check function on Saturday night, allowing social network users to inform their loved ones that they are safe after a dangerous event," the BFMTV channel said, adding that the function also allowed offering and receiving help if needed.
Previously, French police said that a young man, who was later reportedly identified as a 21-year old man born in Chechnya, had stabbed people in the center of Paris, screaming "Allahu Akbar" and leaving 1 dead and four injured.
The prosecutor's office on counterterrorism announced that it had launched an investigation into the attack. In the meantime, media reported that the Daesh* terrorist group had claimed responsibility for the massacre.
Safety Check was originally introduced in France on November 13, 2015, after the terrorist attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis, which killed 130 people, including 89 at the Bataclan Theater.
The tech feature is activated by the company during disasters and terror-related incidents to quickly determine whether people in an affected area are safe, in order to prevent panic.
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13.05.2018 - Islamist Barbarism Sheds Blood Again: French Gov't Slammed After Paris Attack
'Islamist Barbarism Sheds Blood Again': French Gov't Slammed After Paris Attack
Saturday night’s stabbing attack in Paris that left one person dead and several injured has prompted a massive backlash from the leaders of right-wing parties in France, who demand immediate action from the government.
Following the late night attack, the leader of National Front (FN), Marine Le Pen took to Twitter to address the government’s efforts in dealing with terrorists, suggesting their endeavors are insufficient.
“The French people will no longer be satisfied with words, they wait for actions,” she tweeted.
In her next tweet, Le Pen highlighted that France was waiting for “important information,” as regards to through which Islamist terrorist network the assailant and his family members entered the country.
TWEET: “We are now waiting for important information. Through which network did this Islamist terrorist and his family walk into our territory?”
The National Front leader later clarified that the attacker appeared to have been flagged by an “S” file, which indicates that the individual is considered to be a real threat to national security by law enforcement, although the security services failed to avert the stabbing attack.
TWEET: “We have once again learnt that the terrorist was flagged by an ‘S’ file. What is the point of using the ‘S’ file if we cannot put these time bombs out of harm’s way on French soil?”
TWEET: “And what is the use of the Ministry of Interior, which stammers after every terrorist attack about distressing emptiness?”
Le Pen’s views were backed by the leader of The Republicans, Laurent Wauquiez, who also turned to social media networks and expressed his condolences to the victims of the attacks and their families.
“Once again, Islamist barbarism is shedding blood in our country. In the war on terror, words are not enough, we need action,” he tweeted.
Meanwhile, another right-wing politician, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, addressed President Emmanuel Macron directly:
“Terrorist attacks are unpredictable but we cannot accept the state’s inaction. Where is the ‘task force’ of Mr. Macron? Where is the anti-terrorism law?” he wrote in his address, posted on Twitter.
According to Dupont-Aignan, “the anti-terrorism law is insufficient, it is essential to reinstate the state of emergency and take specific measures.”
He also supported Marine Le Pen’s stance on the “S” file:
TWEET: “Once again, it’s a man flagged by ‘S’ file who murders on our territory. What is the card for if it is not being used?”
One person was killed and several more were injured as a result of a stabbing attack in Paris on May 12 – the assailant, Khamzat Azimov, who was born in Russia’s Chechnya but became a French citizen in 2010, was shot dead by police. Europe 1 reported that the attacker was known to the French special services as a terrorist supporter and was flagged by an “S” file. Daesh has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
France has been through a series of devastating Islamist attacks, including the Charlie Hebdo massacre, the November 2015 attacks in Paris, and the 2016 Bastille Day in Nice. Following the 2015 Paris attacks, Francois Hollande’s government introduced a state of emergency, which was lifted in October 2017 when the sitting president’s government passed a new law extending the powers of the security services.
'Islamist Barbarism Sheds Blood Again': French Gov't Slammed After Paris Attack
Saturday night’s stabbing attack in Paris that left one person dead and several injured has prompted a massive backlash from the leaders of right-wing parties in France, who demand immediate action from the government.
Following the late night attack, the leader of National Front (FN), Marine Le Pen took to Twitter to address the government’s efforts in dealing with terrorists, suggesting their endeavors are insufficient.
“The French people will no longer be satisfied with words, they wait for actions,” she tweeted.
In her next tweet, Le Pen highlighted that France was waiting for “important information,” as regards to through which Islamist terrorist network the assailant and his family members entered the country.
TWEET: “We are now waiting for important information. Through which network did this Islamist terrorist and his family walk into our territory?”
The National Front leader later clarified that the attacker appeared to have been flagged by an “S” file, which indicates that the individual is considered to be a real threat to national security by law enforcement, although the security services failed to avert the stabbing attack.
TWEET: “We have once again learnt that the terrorist was flagged by an ‘S’ file. What is the point of using the ‘S’ file if we cannot put these time bombs out of harm’s way on French soil?”
TWEET: “And what is the use of the Ministry of Interior, which stammers after every terrorist attack about distressing emptiness?”
Le Pen’s views were backed by the leader of The Republicans, Laurent Wauquiez, who also turned to social media networks and expressed his condolences to the victims of the attacks and their families.
“Once again, Islamist barbarism is shedding blood in our country. In the war on terror, words are not enough, we need action,” he tweeted.
Meanwhile, another right-wing politician, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, addressed President Emmanuel Macron directly:
“Terrorist attacks are unpredictable but we cannot accept the state’s inaction. Where is the ‘task force’ of Mr. Macron? Where is the anti-terrorism law?” he wrote in his address, posted on Twitter.
According to Dupont-Aignan, “the anti-terrorism law is insufficient, it is essential to reinstate the state of emergency and take specific measures.”
He also supported Marine Le Pen’s stance on the “S” file:
TWEET: “Once again, it’s a man flagged by ‘S’ file who murders on our territory. What is the card for if it is not being used?”
One person was killed and several more were injured as a result of a stabbing attack in Paris on May 12 – the assailant, Khamzat Azimov, who was born in Russia’s Chechnya but became a French citizen in 2010, was shot dead by police. Europe 1 reported that the attacker was known to the French special services as a terrorist supporter and was flagged by an “S” file. Daesh has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
France has been through a series of devastating Islamist attacks, including the Charlie Hebdo massacre, the November 2015 attacks in Paris, and the 2016 Bastille Day in Nice. Following the 2015 Paris attacks, Francois Hollande’s government introduced a state of emergency, which was lifted in October 2017 when the sitting president’s government passed a new law extending the powers of the security services.
