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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 7, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Paris prosecutor’s office opening terror investigation
The Paris prosecutor’s office says it is opening a terrorism investigation after a man carrying a butcher’s knife and wearing fake explosives showed up at a police station in northern Paris and was killed by police.
The statement from the Paris prosecutor says the man’s body was found with a cell phone and a piece of paper with an emblem of the Islamic State group and a claim of responsibility written in Arabic. The statement did not provide more details about the claim.
The statement says the man cried out “Allahu akbar” when he threatened police at 11:30 a.m., a year almost to the minute after two Islamic extremists burst in the offices of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper, gunning down 12 people, including two police officers.
— AP
