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A mass knife attack targeting police officers unfolded near the iconic Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday evening, right during the solemn rekindling ceremony of the Flame of the Unknown Soldier. The Islamist suspect, identified as Brahim Bahrir (or Brahim Bahri in some reports), a known radical with a violent history, tried to stab a gendarme with a knife and scissors. Another officer quickly opened fire, hitting the attacker multiple times. He was rushed to the hospital but later died from his injuries and is currently on his way to Jannah where his 72 virgins await him.
This wasn't the scumcrumpet's first rodeo against law enforcement. Back in 2012, he carried out a stabbing attack on police in Belgium, seriously injuring one officer, and got slapped with a 17-year prison sentence tied to terrorism charges. Yet somehow, he was released early just a couple of months ago and allowed back on the streets in order to make liberals feel good about themselves.
France has turned the country over to Islamic supremacists, and what do they get? More terror.
The attacker targeted an officer securing the ceremony for relighting the eternal flame honoring unknown soldiers at the Napoleon-era landmark, according to a Paris police official. Another officer shot the attacker, who was hospitalized, the official said.
No bystanders or police officers were injured in the incident, the official told The Associated Press.
The French counterterrorism prosecutor's office has taken over the investigation and sent personnel to the scene. A heavy police presence locked down the area around the monument Friday evening, closing it to the public while the traffic circle stayed open for vehicles. The nearby metro station was also shut down at police request, per the RATP transport operator.
The incident has reignited fierce debate over how France handles repeat violent offenders, especially radicalized ones fresh out of prison, and the glaring security gaps at these major national ceremonies. Investigators are digging into the motive and any deeper extremist ties, but the pattern here is painfully familiar: a known threat gets released, strikes again at a symbolic site, and the public is left wondering why basic common sense wasn't applied sooner.
The attacker targeted an officer securing the ceremony for relighting the eternal flame honoring unknown soldiers at the Napoleon-era landmark, according to a Paris police official. Another officer shot the attacker, who was hospitalized, the official said.
No bystanders or police officers were injured in the incident, the official told The Associated Press.
The French counterterrorism prosecutor's office has taken over the investigation and sent personnel to the scene. A heavy police presence locked down the area around the monument Friday evening, closing it to the public while the traffic circle stayed open for vehicles. The nearby metro station was also shut down at police request, per the RATP transport operator.
The incident has reignited fierce debate over how France handles repeat violent offenders, especially radicalized ones fresh out of prison, and the glaring security gaps at these major national ceremonies. Investigators are digging into the motive and any deeper extremist ties, but the pattern here is painfully familiar: a known threat gets released, strikes again at a symbolic site, and the public is left wondering why basic common sense wasn't applied sooner.
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