Growing concerns about a new wave of violence in France
| After yesterday's knife attack near the Eiffel Tower in France, which led to the death of a German citizen and the injury of several people, concerns about the new wave of violence in this country have increased, especially in the shadow of conflicts in West Asia. |
Not far from the Eiffel Tower, an extremist element Saturday evening with a knife in his right hand. And the hammer in his left hand approached a tourist couple from behind and stabbed a young German man of Filipino origin to death from behind. His fellow passenger, who is in shock, probably owes his life to the taxi driver who braked and got out of his car when he saw the scene. The perpetrator fled immediately and was apprehended by the police a short time later.
The fugitive struck a Frenchman who was approaching him with a hammer and injured another English tourist, before being shot by Several police officers should be caught. Armand R.-S, the perpetrator of this terrorist attack, who was previously arrested on charges, was released in 2020 – but on the condition that he should receive psychiatric treatment that he started in prison. was to continue It is not yet clear whether he has adhered to it. According to investigators, the 26-year-old is said to have recorded a video of his confession shortly before the attack, in which he declared his affiliation with ISIS.
Interior Minister Nancy Pfizer The German federal government also expressed its condolences to the relatives of the victims of this terrorist attack. He said that Germany is fighting against terror side by side with France. He emphasized that the war in Gaza aggravates the threat situation. Calls for attacks on the extremist jihadist spectrum have increased.
Just days after Hamas’ Al-Aqsa Storm operation against Israel, the highest level of terror alert was activated in France, as an extremist element killed a teacher in Ars, North of France had killed and the number of attacks and warnings about it had increased. Since then, not only have Jewish institutions and figures been policed, but 7,000 armed soldiers across the country also guard airports, train stations, crowded public spaces, and tourist attractions such as the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and some churches.
The biggest concern of the French security authorities at the moment is that images of the war in the Middle East could incite radicalized individual actors to carry out attacks.
Gerald Daronin, the French interior minister. Recently, he complained about the “climate of jihadism” that has prevailed in the suburbs. He spoke of the government’s fear of proxy conflicts in France, which is home to the largest Jewish communities and the largest Muslim communities in Europe. Such fears are by no means accidental in France. Since the Second Intifada, there have been frequent, sometimes violent, tensions between the two religious communities and when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has escalated in France. They are increasingly directed against representatives of the French government, such as police officers and teachers – or simply anything that symbolizes the secular Western lifestyle, such as going to bars and rock concerts.
Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper has raised fears of further attacks after a German man was fatally stabbed in Paris. In his first reaction on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke of a “terrorist attack”. that Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip could encourage attackers to carry out attacks in Europe, raising concerns that the Paris Olympics may face a serious security problem.
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