2017 Paris machete attack
| 2017 Paris machete attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Terrorism in France[1] | |
  Paris Paris (France) | |
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Attack type | Knife attack, Islamist terrorism |
| Weapons | Machete |
| Deaths | 0 |
Non-fatal injuries | 1 (+1 attacker) |
| Perpetrator | Abdullah Reda Refaie al-Hamahmy[2] |
The Paris machete attack, also known as the Louvre knife attack or the variants, was an incident on 3 February 2017 when a man shouting "Allahu Akbar"[3] and carrying a machete was shot as he rushed towards a group of French soldiers, injuring one soldier. The soldiers were patrolling as part of Opération Sentinelle, guarding the Carrousel du Louvre a shopping mall in Paris, France, that also serves as a gift shop, ticket sales office, and public entrance to the Museum. The attacker was shot in the stomach as he lunged at one of the soldiers with a machete, injuring the soldier.[4]
Attack[edit]
The attacker, who attacked a soldier guarding the Museum with a knife, was carrying two bags (containing spray paint) and two machetes.[5][6][7] The attacker was attempting to enter the Louvre's underground shopping center, when a soldier on security patrol fired five shots, injuring the attacker, who was arrested and immediately taken for medical treatment.[8][9][10]
Intent to vandalize paintings[edit]
Suspect told authorities that he was carrying spray paint in order to deface the museum’s artwork, an act that he regarded as a “symbolic” attack on France.[7][11][12][13]
Suspect[edit]
The suspect posted on his Twitter account in Arabic in the minutes before the failed attack, he referred to ISIL and also wrote "In the name of Allah... for our brothers in Syria and fighters across the world."[6]
The Egyptian Interior Ministry has identified the attacker as 29-year old Egyptian national Abdullah Reda al-Hamamy, an identity confirmed by the suspect,[6] who had entered France on a one-month tourist visa issued in Dubai on 26 January.[14][2] The French Public Minister, François Molins, confirmed the perpetrator was identified after a Visabio search.[15][16] The suspect refused to speak in a first interview with investigators after being placed in detention at a hospital,[17] but confirmed his identity in a subsequent interview.[18] The suspect's father denied allegations of his son being a terrorist.[19][20] However, investigators examining his social media accounts state that he has "sympathy for the ideas of Isis.“[11]
Paris Match called the suspect "the tourist terrorist," and described an upwardly mobile professional, from a wealthy family, graduate of a prestigious university, with a 7-month-old son and a pregnant wife, staying in Paris for ten days at a prestigious address near the Champs-Elysées, sending home artsy selfies with Paris landmarks from his iPhone 7. Nonetheless, the magazine disclosed that the suspect was carrying "bombs of aerosol paint" intended to "disfigure the masterpieces of the [Louvre] museum."[12]
Impact[edit]
The attack heightened anxieties in a city already reeling from a spate of recent attacks, including the November 2015 Paris attacks.[21] The city continues to increase security against terrorist attacks at major tourist attractions.[22]
Impact on tourism[edit]
The attack exacerbated fears of further decline in tourism because approximately 70% of visitors to the Louvre are foreign nationals and attendance fell by 16% in 2001, due to the 9/11 attacks; were off 7.5% in 2015 after the November 2015 Paris attacks and fell a further 15% in 2016, in the wake of the Bastille Day attack.[23][24]
Reactions[edit]
The New York Times reported that United States President Donald J. Trump wrote that the attacker was a “radical Islamic terrorist.”[24] PBS reported that French President François Hollande "said there was “no doubt” the attack was terrorist in nature."[25]
See also[edit]
- Notre Dame Cathedral bombing attempt
- January 2016 Paris police station attack
- 2016 Magnanville stabbing
- 2016 Normandy church attack
- 2016 Charleroi attack
- 2016 Würzburg train attack
- Wave of Terror in Europe
References[edit]
- ↑ "Paris's Louvre Museum re-opens as attack probe continues". France24. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Louvre museum reopens; Egypt identifies machete attacker". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ "LOUVRE ATTACK: PARIS SOLDIER SHOOTS ATTACKER WHO SHOUTED 'ALLAHU AKBAR'". Newsweek. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "Condition of shot suspect in Louvre attack worsens". USA Today. AP. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ Mulholland, Roy (3 February 2017). "Louvre 'terror attack': Soldier fires at man who 'shouted Allahu Akbar' as he attempted assault with machete - latest from Paris". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Louvre attack: Suspect 'confirms' he is Egyptian Abdullah Hamamy". BBC. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kirby, Jen (10 February 2017). "French Authorities Foil 'Imminent' Terror Plot Against Paris". New York Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ Mortimer, Caroline (6 February 2017). "Le Louvre terror attack: Suspect identified as Egyptian Abdullah Reda al-Hamany". The Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ "French soldier shoots attacker at Louvre". BBC News. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ "French Soldier Shoots, Wounds Machete-Wielding Attacker at Paris Louvre". New York Times. Reuters. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Dearden, Lizzie (9 February 2017). "Le Louvre attack suspect denies acting under Isis orders after Twitter messages show support for 'Islamic state'". The Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Emilie Blachère (13 February 2017). "Attack at the Louvre: the tourist was a terrorist". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2017.
Investigators found bombs of aerosol paint in his bag. No doubt to blot out the masterpieces of the museum.
CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Miranda, Rosanna (14 February 2017). "Vi racconto la jihad contro l'arte occidentale". Formiche. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ "Le Louvre terror attack: Suspect identified as Egyptian Abdullah Reda al-Hamany". Independant. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "Louvre attack suspect Egyptian national: Paris prosecutor". Yahoo News. Indo Asian News Service. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
Molins said the attacker was not carrying an ID but a photo registered in Visabio (a European biometric database including digital photography and fingerprints of visa applicants) was the same of the machete-wielding man.
- ↑ "Tentative d'attaque "terroriste" au musée du Louvre à Paris". Reuters (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2017.
The Paris prosecutor, Francois Molins, said during a press conference in the evening that his life prognosis was "very probable". [...] The man did not carry papers and his identity was not formally established. But the exploitation of a cell phone found in his backpack and research on the Visabio file, during the French translation of a European database, "targeted an individual of 29 years of Egyptian nationality" residing at United Arab Emirates, said the magistrate.
CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Louvre attacker, in formal detention, declines to speak to investigators: source". Reuters. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ↑ "Louvre attack suspect now talking to investigators - France 24". France 24. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ↑ "Father of Louvre Attack Suspect Defends Son". ABC News. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ↑ "Louvre attack: My son is no terrorist, says suspect's father". BBC News. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ↑ McAuley, James (10 February 2016). "After Louvre attack, France foils another terrorist plot". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ Solomon, Feliz (10 February 2017). "Paris Is Building Bulletproof Walls to Protect the Eiffel Tower From Terrorist Attacks". Time (magazine). AFP. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ Dalton, Matthew (3 February 2017). "Louvre Attack Casts Chill on Tourists". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 ALISSA J. RUBIN, AURELIEN BREEDEN. "Assailant Near Louvre Is Shot by French Soldier". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
President Trump wrote on Twitter that the man was a “radical Islamic terrorist,”
- ↑ MICHAEL RIOS. "Louvre Museum attacker in life-threatening condition, French prosecutor says". PBS. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
From an EU summit in Malta, French President Francois Hollande said there was “no doubt” the attack was terrorist in nature.
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