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Terrorist incidents map of France (1970–2015). Paris, Corsica and Southwestern France are major places of incidents. A total of 2,616 incidents were plotted. This is a list of terrorist attacks in France from 1800 to the present. Several 19th-century French rulers were targeted in unsuccessful assassination attempts which killed innocent ...
In July 2016, the French government published the report of a commission of inquiry, presided over by Georges Fenech, into possible security failings relating to the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. The report recommended the establishment of a single "national anti-terrorism agency".
Terrorist incidents map of France 1970–2015. Paris, Corsica and southwestern France are major places of incidents. A total of 2,616 incidents are plotted. Terrorism deaths in France recorded in the Global Terrorism Database. The spike in 2015 is over 6 times the previous maximum since 1970 and is indicated by a number off the scale.
Attacks on buildings and structures in Paris (3 C, 23 P) S. ... 9 P) T. Terrorist incidents in Paris (2 C, 18 P) This page was last edited on 2 January 2025, at 00 ...
From 7 to 9 January 2015, terrorist attacks occurred across the Île-de-France region, particularly in Paris. Three attackers killed a total of 17 people in four shooting attacks, and police then killed the three assailants. [6] [7] The attacks also wounded 22 other people. A fifth shooting attack did not result in any fatalities.
On 16 December 2020, a French court convicted 14 accomplices after the three attackers for crimes ranging from financing terrorism to membership of a criminal gang in relation to the attacks. [4] However, three were convicted in absentia, including Hayat Boumeddiene, the former partner of Coulibaly. [ 4 ]
With terrorism and security high priorities for Paris, The Guardian noted that the attack might serve as "ammunition" for right-wing candidates such as National Front leader Marine Le Pen, considered an outlier for her views on stronger border security and the deportation of radicalized foreigners, as well as Fillon. [45]
On 21 August, the anti-terrorist section of the French public prosecutor's office in Paris took over the investigation based on "the arms used, the events that unfolded, and the context." [ 105 ] In view of the gravity of the acts he was accused of, the suspect was placed in custody for a period which could be extended to 96 hours.