January 2016 Paris police station attack
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On 7 January 2016 in Paris, a man wearing a fake explosive belt attacked police officers with a meat cleaver while shouting "Allahu Akbar!" He was shot and killed by officers when he failed to obey an order to stop.[1][2]
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Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
Location | Paris, France |
Coordinates | 48.8851°N 2.3519°E / 48.8851; 2.3519 |
Date | 7 January 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-07) c. 11:30 (CET) |
Attack type | Failed attack |
Weapons | Cleaver |
Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
Injured | 0 |
Perpetrator | Tarek Belgacem |
Motive | Islamist terrorism inspired by ISIL |
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The attempted attack took place on the first anniversary of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo shooting.[3]