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Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Video emerges of Notre Dame ‘terrorist’ hammer attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSurveillance video emerges showing a man attacking police officers patrolling in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, crying out “This is for Syria!”
The man, a former journalist who was working on a doctoral thesis, can be seen lunging at officers outside the cathedral with a hammer, then being shot to death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD7fOItAjDs
An officer was slightly injured in the Tuesday attack. Police have not released his name.
No group immediately claimed responsibility, but police searching the man’s residence outside Paris found a declaration of allegiance to the Islamic State group, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.
A student identity card showed he was from Algeria and 40 years old.
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