Bordeciel 323 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 France was torn between fear and incomprehension today after three random knife attacks on police and pedestrians in three days. In the latest incident, a van driver rammed shoppers at a Christmas market in Nantes on Monday night, injuring 17 people. The driver, who stabbed himself in the chest after the attack, was identified as a 37-year-old white Frenchman, with a history of petty crime. A similar attack on pedestrians in Dijon 400 miles away on Sunday night was carried out by a 40-year-old man of Arab origin with a long history of psychological troubles. Investigators believe that there was a "copycat" connection between the two ramming incidents. They have dismissed all links with a knife attack on a police station near Tours in central France on Saturday evening. In that incident, a 20-year-old Frenchman of African origin, a recent convert to Islam, was shot dead after slashing three police officers with a foot-long knife. In both the Dijon and the Tours incidents, the attacker is reported to have shouted “Allahu Akbar†(God is great). Eleven people were injured in the attack on the streets of the city of Dijon Eleven people were injured in the attack on the streets of the city of Dijon The assault on the police station is being treated as an isolated attack with terrorist overtones, carried out by a disturbed individual. Sunday's Dijon van ramming attack, in which 11 pedestrians were injured, has been declared by the local prosecutor to be a “non-terrorist†act by a “confused†man who has made 157 visits to psychiatric units in the last 13 years. The Socialist-led government called for “calm†and “vigilance†yesterday and insisted that the three incidents should be treated separately. The Prime Minister Manuel Valls said such a “series of dramas†was disturbing but there was no cause for “panicâ€. He had, himself, been accused of ratcheting up fears on Monday by saying that “France has never been in such danger from terrorismâ€. The far-right political leader Marine Le Pen has accused the government and media of deliberately “minimising†the first two incidents which she insisted were Islamist “terrorist attacksâ€. Ms Le Pen was uncharacteristically silent about the third incident on Monday in which a 37-year-old white man, with no known political or religious affiliations, drove his van into a crowded Christmas market in Nantes. The man, named only as Sebastien S, stabbed himself several times in the chest after the attack. He was seriously ill in hospital today. Police believe that this was a copycat act, possibly influenced by the constant repetition of the Dijon ram attack on 24-hour news channels. The French media has also been torn between hysteria and calm. The newspaper Le Parisien carried a banner front-page headline today “Peur sur Noel†(Fear at Christmas). The newspaper said that it was irrelevant whether the attacks were a “low cost†terrorist campaign or a series of random acts by psychologically disturbed individuals. Either way, the attacks were all the more terrifying because they were so unpredictable and impossible for the authorities to forestall. The centre-right newspaper Le Figaro bundled both the Tours and Dijon attackers together as the work of “fous de Dieu†(religious crazies) – despite the insistence of the state prosecutor in Dijon, Marie-Christine Tarrare, that the van attack on Sunday was not motivated by politics or religion. Read more: Ms Tarrare said that the attacker – identified only as Mohammed –told investigators that he had shouted “Allahu akbar†only to “give himself courageâ€. She said that he had spoken “incoherently†of taking revenge for “Chechen and Palestinian children†but had no links or sympathies with extremist islamist groups. He had not been “self-radicalised†on the internet because he did not even have an internet connection at home. The man who attacked the suburban police station near Tours on Saturday is proving more difficult for investigators to define. Bertrand Nzohabonayo, 20, born in Burundi, converted to Islam a couple of years ago. He is described by his parents and friends as a gentle, depressive, sporty man who – unlike his radical brother – had no known interest in jihadist movements. Investigators found, however, that he had posted the Islamic State flag on his Facebook site two days before his attack. The Independent, UK (only article that describe everything quite well) order from ISIS in November 2014 said to Renverse the french with your cars . Yesterday they were also an event in Toulouse, France where 4 cops have been renversed but medias doesn't even talk about it that much! One of the victim in Nantes is in clinical death... Have a nice christmas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfSpain 10,010 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Disgusting http://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/227246-ceremony-gagas-videography-megarate/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,153 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 What's with these knife stabbing frenzy? If not guns and explosives, it will be knives or stones. Hope everyone who hurt will get well soon. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdreams 1,529 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 This is messed up Haters gonna need more than a flashlight for my shade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordeciel 323 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 The news has just been out: one of the victim of Nantes is dead. Repose en paix... This is messed up Yes :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
super ultra 878 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 "...but there was no cause for “panicâ€." and all these things happened during holidays... mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptiste 76 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 The centre-right newspaper Le Figaro Uh ?! We're not sure they are terrorists and anyway they do not deserve promo. The more media talk about that kind of "news" the more crazy people will do the same... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I live in France and I'm not afraid tbh. This has become routine unfortunately. ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,153 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I am sad for the one who dies. Be safe, everyone. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 France should make an NSA Do they even have someone monitoring these Muslim radicals? "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkwolf 590 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 France should make an NSA Do they even have someone monitoring these Muslim radicals? I think we already have one But not every terrorist will publish that on facebook or send emails to his friends Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByeBye49 161 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Hopefully everyone harmed is okay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Horrible! :( MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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