Friday, April 21, 2017

Paris Terror Attack -- News Roundup

Locates shooting on the Champs-Elysees in Paris


Reuters: Paris gunman's criminal past in focus as police hunt second suspect

The man who shot dead a French policeman in an Islamist militant attack had served time for armed assaults on law enforcement officers, police sources said on Friday, as authorities sought a second suspect flagged by Belgian security services.

The gunman, identified as Karim Cheurfi, opened fire on a police vehicle parked on the Champs Elysees in Paris late on Thursday, killing one officer and injuring two others before being shot dead.

The attack overshadowed the last day of campaigning for Sunday's presidential election first round, bringing raw issues surrounding Islamist militancy to the fore.

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Paris Terror Attack -- News Roundup

LIVE: French investigators probe latest Paris attack -- France 24
Paris police shot on Champs-Elysees; IS group claims attack -- AP
Champs-Élysées attacker was known to French police -- France 24
Revealed: ISIS terrorist who shot dead cop in Paris attack was a known extremist arrested TWO MONTHS ago for threatening to kill police and served 15 years for trying to murder two officers -- Daily Mail
Paris Police Shooting: Attacker Was French, Had Long Criminal Record -- NBC
Paris shooting: gunman served 15 years for attempted police murders -- The Guardian
Paris Champs Elysees shooting: Gunman was 'focus of anti-terror' probe -- BBC
French police tighten election security after Paris shooting -- DW
Deadly Paris shooting could influence voters on eve of key French election -- Washington Post
Fears Paris shooting will affect presidental election as first round looms -- The Guardian
Paris shooting casts shadow over final day of French election campaign -- CNN
Paris terror attack halts presidential campaign, but looms large as vote nears -- FOX News
French PM knocks Le Pen, Fillon stance on security after Paris shooting -- Reuters
Trump predicts Paris attack will have 'big effect' on French election -- ABC News
France tries to pick itself up for presidential election after Champs-Elysees attack -- Chicago Tribune/AP
Champs-Elysees attack: How events unfolded -- BBC
Paris shooting: Everything we know the morning after the deadly attack -- PA Viral News

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