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Police arrest suspect in racist terrorist shooting in Coignières

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC · How we work

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Gunman attacks Trappes

A 39-year-old gunman fired from a car in Trappes, killing one and wounding five, including a 12-year-old girl.
Police arrested the suspect in Coignières shortly after the attack.
Authorities classified the shooting as a terrorist crime with racist, likely Islamophobic motives.
President Emmanuel Macron called it a racist terrorist attack and a turning point for the Republic.

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Gunman attacks Trappes

A 39-year-old gunman fired from a car in Trappes, killing one and wounding five, including a 12-year-old girl.
Police arrested the suspect in Coignières shortly after the attack.
Authorities classified the shooting as a terrorist crime with racist, likely Islamophobic motives.
President Emmanuel Macron called it a racist terrorist attack and a turning point for the Republic.

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