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We were just in this beautiful city 2-1/2 months ago.  8888crybaby
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Strasbourg shooting: One dead, six wounded and gunman at large

One person has been killed and six others wounded in a shooting in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, police say.

The gunman is still at large, they added.

The French Interior Ministry confirmed a "serious public security incident" in the city and urged residents to stay indoors.

The shooting is said to have happened close to a Christmas market in one of the central squares, Place Kleber. ...

Local journalist Bruno Poussard wrote on Twitter that there had been a dozen shots fired on his street in the city centre - one or two to begin with, then in bursts.

Emmanuel Foulon, a press officer for the European Parliament, wrote that there was "panic" in the centre following the sound of gunfire and that police with guns were running through the streets.  ... BBC
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Re: Strasbourg shooting: One dead, six wounded and gunman at large
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2018, 08:26:11 pm »

December 11, 2018 / 2:42 PM / Updated 5 minutes ago
At least one killed, six wounded in French Christmas market shooting: police sources

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and six people were wounded in a shooting near a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday, police sources said.

“There were gun shots and people running everywhere,” one local shopkeeper told BFM TV. “It lasted about 10 minutes.”

A source at the prosecutor’s office said the motive behind the shooting was not immediately clear and that an investigation was under way to see if it was terrorism-related. ... Reuters
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Re: Strasbourg shooting: One dead, six wounded and gunman at large
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2018, 08:28:23 pm »
Tom Rogan of the Washington Examiner tweets:
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Tom Rogan   Verified account @TomRtweets
36s36 seconds ago 
At least one major ISIS directed attack on France stopped by US-UK-Jordanians since 2015 (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/taking-on-isis-and-russia-decoding-new-comments-from-britains-mi6-spy-chief …). But France faces a sustained threat from both directed and inspired ISIS/AQ attackers. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/in-trebes-france-isis-just-proved-its-still-a-major-threat … (3/3)


Tom Rogan  Verified account @TomRtweets
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Scale of casualties - 1 dead, 9 wounded - suspect on run, and proximity of #Strasbourg Christmas market to attack puts ISIS/inspired top of suspect motivation/group. The group has long fetishized Christmas operations. (2/3)

Tom Rogan Verified account @TomRtweets
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A few thoughts on #Strasbourg. French govt. will be concerned that suspect was armed with a semi-automatic weapon. How did he/she get it? Note that the gun networks are under more pressure than 1 or 2 years ago. Raises possibility of broader network. (1/3)
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Re: Strasbourg shooting: One dead, six wounded and gunman at large
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2018, 11:12:20 pm »
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Patrick Poole   @pspoole 
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Strasbourg Christmas market shooter, 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt, a French national of Moroccan descent, was known to frequent radical Islamist circles in Strasbourg. He was also on the “fiche-S” terror watch list.
To this point, his identity is not being reported by English language media, for some reason.
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... Torna l'incubo terrorismo in Francia. Un uomo ha esploso diversi colpi in un mercato di Natale a Strasburgo. Per i media locali, ci sarebbero almeno 4 morti e 11 feriti gravi.  Il sindaco: "Ci sarebbe un secondo sospetto". L'assalitore, identificato come Cherif Chekatt, 29 anni, era già noto come un elemento "radicalizzato". E' sfuggito alla cattura proprio martedì mattina. Tra i feriti un giornalista italiano.  ...
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Re: Strasbourg shooting: One dead, six wounded and gunman at large
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2018, 11:22:19 pm »
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Attack on Europe's oldest Christmas market, founded in 1570. 2 dead. 11 critically injured. Individual allegedly known to police for his radicalised views. Preventative arrests for #GiletsJaunes but NOT for known terrorists. #strasbourg


https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1072612784091860992

At the link, I've seen what appears to be a live camera at Strasbourg. Saw it at Le Figaro too. My prayers for those affected.

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Re: Strasbourg shooting: One dead, six wounded and gunman at large
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2018, 11:24:34 pm »
Mass shooting at Christmas Market at Christmas.  Nah.. no way a muzzie was involved.  It had to be a pissed off elf.
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Four dead and up to 11 critically hurt in shooting at Strasbourg Christmas market – as anti-terror police CORNER gunman who fled after being injured in shootout
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6484841/One-dead-three-hurt-shooting-Christmas-market-Strasbourg.html
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The attacker is identified as Cherif Chekatt — an Islamist immigrant.
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    The attacker is a 29-year-old man who was booked by the police for common crimes. Apparently, the gendarmes went to his house last Tuesday morning to arrest him, but he was not there. His name is Cherif Chekatt. Born on February 4, 1989, the son of Abdelkrim and Rouag Raoudja.

    #Strasbourg Brief information on the Strasbourg assailant Cherif Chekatt 29 years old French citizen of Moroccan origin Born in Strasbourg#strasbourgshooting #StrasbourgMonAmour #Strasbourg

    — Philip (@PlipMakaron) December 11, 2018
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Strasbourg shooting: Gunman shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as he attacked

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Rémy Heitz said two people had been killed and one left brain-dead after the attack in the eastern French city on Tuesday.

Twelve were wounded, six seriously.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46535552


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Katie Hopkins
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#strasbourg gunman Cherif Chekatt, 29 yelled Allahu Akbar' as he opened fire.

He is being hidden & sheltered by an entire community who support his actions.

Many will know where he is. They simply aren’t telling.

https://twitter.com/KTHopkins

At least, one thing is the death toll in most stories dropped from 4 to 3.

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If what Katie Hopkins tweeted is correct, this is amazing.

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Katie Hopkins
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Still free. Gunman with 27 convictions in Germany, France & Switzerland secures weapon, shoots dead 3 in city centre, evades capture, escapes scene and possibly the country.


Really.  REALLY?


https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1073129007632273410

And a citizen of Thailand appears to be one of those killed.

Again, the dead count seems now to be 2 dead, 1 brain-dead. 6 seriously wounded, the last I heard.

I'll watch what Katie said, just because she says this guy had 27 convictions, I don't see how he could be out on the streets...


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Breitbart has an informative update, a few excerpts:

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/13/strasbourg-terror-suspect-received-call-german-number-moments-before-attack/

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France Terror Suspect Still at Large, Police Probe Mystery phone Call

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The sources said Chekatt, 29, had received the call just before gunning down tourists and shoppers at the world-famous Christmas market but did not answer, according to Deutsche Welle.

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A further revelation came from a neighbour, speaking to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, who said she saw Chekatt, who she said was rarely at home, speaking to an unknown man in the hallway on Monday, the day before the attack.

And the article affirms, he had 27 convictions, first one at 13, first brush with the law at 10.  He also has a prayer bruise on his forehead, that's from these people being on the prayer mat so much. All of this is in the article. He is surely being hidden and could attack again.



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It's now very likely Strasbourg terrorist Cherif Chekatt has help
by Tom Rogan
 | December 13, 2018 02:27 PM

It is now almost certain that Cherif Chekatt has a support network of at least one person. That's relevant because Chekatt is the prime suspect in the terrorist attack on Tuesday in Strasbourg, France. That attack took three innocent lives, and wounded twelve others, six seriously.

But 48 hours since the attack, it is striking that Chekatt hasn't yet been found.

His closest associates and family members have now either been arrested or cleared from the investigation. So where is Chekatt hiding? After all, it is very likely that the French would have identified any Chekatt-personal safe houses by now. France's DGSI domestic intelligence service has extremely wide legal latitude and significant signal, technical intelligence capabilities with which to monitor terrorists. Using these capabilities, it almost certainly knows down to the hour where Chekatt was in the days leading up to the attack. That he has not yet been found at one of these locations suggests he took operational security measures that most inspired terrorists would be unaware of.   ... Washington Examiner
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He's dead, enjoying his 72 virgins, eternity in hell and all that. Killed in gun battle with police.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/main-suspect-in-strasbourg-attack-has-been-killed-police-sources/ar-BBQTs4O?li=BBnb7Kz
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Officials said they had been acting on “supposition only” that Chekatt may have been hiding in the area, where a taxi driver is believed to have dropped in off immediately after he escaped the scene of the shooting.

Following the attack, 13 people were injured while five still remained in a critical condition.

France Info reported that Chekatt was found hiding in a warehouse in the Meinau area of the city.

Initial reports claim Chekatt was shot dead by police.
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Good move by the police once he started firing.
Just shoot him and be done with it.

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The death toll did go down at one point but my understanding is that the number of dead now stands at 4, with a 4th person dying.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46564086

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He was named as Italian journalist Antonio Megalizzi by Italy's PM.

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Suspected Strasbourg accomplice charged
by Onize Ohikere
Posted 12/18/18, 11:10 am

A French court on Monday handed down terror charges against a man suspected of supplying the gun to the shooter who killed five people near the Strasbourg Christmas market last week. A judge charged the man, whom police have not identified, with criminal association with terrorists and possessing and supplying arms in connection with a terror enterprise. On Dec. 11, Cherif Chekatt, 29, used the weapon to open fire on people near the market. He died in a shootout with police in Strasbourg on Thursday after an international manhunt. Two other suspects remain in custody.

A fifth victim in the attack, a 36-year-old Polish man named Barto Orent-Niedzielski, died in a Strasbourg hospital on Sunday. Orent-Niedzielski reportedly fought the shooter and stopped him from entering a crowded club, possibly preventing more deaths. Other casualties included an Italian journalist and a Thai tourist.  ...  WORLD magazine
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Suspected Strasbourg accomplice charged
by Onize Ohikere
Posted 12/18/18, 11:10 am

A French court on Monday handed down terror charges against a man suspected of supplying the gun to the shooter who killed five people near the Strasbourg Christmas market last week. A judge charged the man, whom police have not identified, with criminal association with terrorists and possessing and supplying arms in connection with a terror enterprise. On Dec. 11, Cherif Chekatt, 29, used the weapon to open fire on people near the market. He died in a shootout with police in Strasbourg on Thursday after an international manhunt. Two other suspects remain in custody.

A fifth victim in the attack, a 36-year-old Polish man named Barto Orent-Niedzielski, died in a Strasbourg hospital on Sunday. Orent-Niedzielski reportedly fought the shooter and stopped him from entering a crowded club, possibly preventing more deaths. Other casualties included an Italian journalist and a Thai tourist.  ...  WORLD magazine

Thanks for posting the update, what a brave hero. I think the Christmas attack from a year or so ago in Germany, the one where a truck was used as an attack vehicle, I believe the Jihadist held up, carjacked a Polish truck driver to get his murder weapon, the truck.