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See the terrorist attacks in Paris in January 2015. From January 7th to his January 9th, a total of 17 people were killed in attacks on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a kosher grocery store and the Paris suburb of Montrouge. Three suspects in the attack were killed by police in separate confrontations. On December 16, 2020, a French court found 14 accomplices of French Islamic extremists behind the attack.
Charlie Hebdo magazine began publication in 1970 with the aim of satirizing religion, politics and other topics. Most of the employees came from Harakiri, a publication that was banned after it mocked the death of former president Charles de Gaulle.
The title Charlie is a reference to the Peanuts cartoon Charlie Brown.
The magazine ceased publication in the 1980s due to lack of funds. Publication resumed in 1992.
In 2006, Charlie Hebdo reprinted a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad first published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands Posten. French President Jacques Chirac criticized the decision, calling it “a blatant provocation”.
In 2011, the magazine’s offices were destroyed by a gasoline bomb after it published a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad.
Sheriff Kouaci:
– Born in France, of Algerian descent.
– During a confrontation with police, Sheriff Kouaci told CNN affiliate BFMTV that he was trained in Yemen with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
– He also told BFMTV that during that time he met Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born Muslim who was the face of AQAP until he was killed in a US drone attack in 2011.
Koachi said:
– Born in France, of Algerian descent.
– Starting in 2009, Kouachi made frequent visits to Yemen, spending months at a time.
– US officials said Kouaci underwent weapons training in 2011 and worked with AQAP.
Amedy Koulibaly:
– Born in France of Senegalese descent.
– In 2010, he was arrested and spent time in prison after trying to get an Algerian man to serve in the 1995 subway bombing. rice field.
– Before being killed by police, Koulibaly is said to have called CNN affiliate BFMTV to tell them he belonged to ISIS.
Hayat Boumedeen:
– Born in France, of Algerian descent.
– Koulibaly’s girlfriend.
– Initially, she was believed to have participated in the shooting of a female police officer in Montrouge and the subsequent raid on a kosher grocery store.
– However, a source in the Turkish prime minister’s office told CNN that Boumedeen entered Turkey on January 2 and arrived at Istanbul airport with the man on a flight from Madrid. She had a return flight to Madrid for her January 9th, but she missed the return flight from Istanbul that day.
– Also, a French source close to the National Security Agency said Boumedeen is believed to be no longer in France and she is believed to have headed for Turkey “to reach Syria, of course.”
– Paris public prosecutor François Morin has indicated that he also knows Boumédienne and Sheriff Quach’s wife very well, saying they had 500 telephone exchanges in 2014.
– In 2020, Boumedien was tried in absentia and found guilty of terrorist financing and belonging to a criminal terrorist network.
From January 7, 2015
– Around 11:30 am, gunmen break into Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris. According to Molins, the attackers said they were avenging the Prophet Muhammad and allegedly shouted “Allahu akbar,” meaning “God is great.”
– 12 dead: 8 employees, magazine guests, maintenance workers and 1 police officer died.
– After fleeing the building, the gunman encounters another police officer on the street and shoots him at point-blank range.
– Later in the day, the phrase “Je Suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) starts trending on social media. Thousands of Parisians take to the streets to pay tribute to the victims.
From January 8, 2015
– Police have named the main suspects, the Sheriff brothers and the Saeed Kouaci brothers. Police search for them near Villers Cotrets, northeast of Paris.
– One dead: Gunmen, all dressed in black and wearing bulletproof vests, dressed similarly to the Charlie Hebdo shootings, shoot dead a female police officer in the Parisian suburb of Montrouge.
– The Quach brothers stole food and petrol from a petrol station near Villers Cottelet, according to petrol station attendants.
– U.S. law enforcement officials told CNN that both Kouachi brothers were included in the U.S. database of known and suspected international terrorists known as TIDE and were also on the no-fly list for years. I’m talking
– In the evening, the Eiffel Tower is temporarily darkened in memory of the victims.
From January 9, 2015
– 4 dead: In the morning, police and French commandos surround the Damartin en Goel building northeast of Paris, with the Quach brothers hiding inside with a hostage.
– In the afternoon, a gunman broke into a kosher grocery store in the Porte de Vincennes, a Paris suburb, and took people hostage. Police also link him to the attack in Montrouge. His accomplice, Boumedien, has also been identified. Officials say Coulibaly killed four hostages at a grocery store.
– At around 5pm, the police launch a raid on the Damartin Enger building where the Quach brothers are hiding. brother is killed.
– Shortly thereafter, police begin an operation against Koulibaly at a kosher grocery store. 4 hostages killed, 15 rescued. Coulibaly is also killed.
From January 11, 2015
– Around 3.7 million people will attend anti-terrorism rallies across France. In Paris, his 40 world leaders, including French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and British Prime Minister David Cameron, will pay his 1.5 million March with a crowd of people.
From January 13, 2015
– Funerals held in Israel for four hostages killed in kosher market. Netanyahu attended.
– Hollande will posthumously award France’s highest honor, the Legion d’Honneur, to the three police officers killed in the attack at a memorial service at the Paris Police Office.
– Bulgaria has arrested Frenchman Fritz Jolie Joachim on a European arrest warrant, citing suspicion of ties to terrorists and possible ties to the Quach brothers.
From January 14, 2015
– Charlie Hebdo releases new edition of magazineThe cover features a cartoon of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad holding a sign that reads “Je suis Charlie”.
– AQAP claims responsibility for operations conducted at Charlie Hebdo.
