Charlie Hebdo Artist Asks World Not to Pray for Paris

In Mumbai too there were 6 distinct attacks if we include Cama Hospital as separate from the CST (Train junction) killing. The defence minister said France would revise its security strategy to better respond to terror attacks, with an expert warning that the terror strike wasn’t “one off” and similar attacks were likely to occur again.

Reporters at the scene said French police launched the assault on the concert hall theater at around 6:45 p.m. (ET). The statement said eight ISIS militants wearing explosive belts and armed with machine guns attacked precisely selected targets in the French capital. Those concerned about USA citizen in Paris can call 1-888-407-4747 (in US) or 202-501-4444 (overseas) for assistance. President Francois Hollande cancelled his plans to attend the G20 summit meeting in Turkey.

“The big question on everyone’s mind is, were these attackers, if they turn out to be connected to one of the groups in Syria, were they homegrown terrorists or were they returning fighters from having served” with the Islamic State group, Jenkins said”.

August 15, 1998, Britain: A car-bomb explodes in Omagh, a small town in Northern Ireland, killing 29 people and wounding 220.

Magnus Ranstorp told The Local that the Islamic State went on the offensive in France because “the French have been exercising their military muscle”.

The death toll dwarfs those of both the Charlie Hebdo attack (12 killed) and the double hostage-takings that followed just days later.

Other intelligence agencies turn to France’s external spy agency, the DGSE, for help in those regions, said Common, who was stationed in Paris for many years. This constitutes a third of Europeans within Isis.

When terrorists shot up the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine back on January 7 – followed by a deadly, hostage situation at a kosher market – the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Counter-Terrorism, John Miller, thought it was important to meet his Parisian counter-parts. Most are students. Flights between Thailand and France continue regularly and there is no travel warning from the Bangkok government against visiting the country.

“This is an escalation on this issue”.

“Why did they attack Paris now?” While the mayhem continued and there were dead and injured all around on the fateful Friday night, there was a glimpse of humanity that said come what may, we are going to let life have its chance! Former Research and Analysis Wing officer, V Balachandran says that the similarity to the 26/11 attack is just a coincidence.