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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

2017 Champs-Elysees shooting attack

Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo (2R) and the Mayor of the 8th arrondissement of Paris Jeanne D'hauteserre (R) stand as they pay their respect at the site of a shooting on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on April 21, 2017, a day after a gunman opened fire on police along the avenue, killing a policeman and wounding two others. (AFP/Francois Guillot)
April 22, 2017, 6:53 am
France investigates Champs-Elysees attacker as presidential vote looms
Analysts say policeman’s killing could shake up Sunday’s four-way contest, thrusting security to the fore
By Guy JACKSON and Clare BYRNE
A composite image showing French presidential candidate and Front National leader, Marine Le Pen, left, (AFP/Lionel Bonaventure) and US President Donald Trump, right (AP/Alex Brandon).
April 21, 2017, 10:21 pm
Trump: Paris killing will ‘probably help’ Le Pen in France
Ahead of closest presidential race in memory, US president says shooting will boost far-right candidate, but notes he’s not endorsing her
By AP and ToI Staff
Michel Thooris (Courtesy of the National Front/via JTA)
April 21, 2017, 4:22 pm
Jewish Le Pen supporter blames ‘weak’ government for Paris attack
Member of board of far-right National Front party says ‘failure to detain a flagged radical’ is ‘intolerable’
By JTA
The car belonging to an attacker is towed away from the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, after a fatal shooting in which a police officer was killed along with the attacker, Friday, April 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
April 21, 2017, 3:50 pm
Pro-IS note said to be found near Paris gunman
Brussels interior minister rejects Islamic State claim that Champs-Elysees terrorist was Belgian, saying: ‘He was French’
By AFP
US President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, April 20, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
April 21, 2017, 3:17 pm
Trump: Paris attack will have ‘big effect’ on French election
French PM accuses far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of using deadly shooting for political gain
By Agencies
A soldier stands guard near the Arc of Triomphe at the top of the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, after a fatal shooting on April 20, 2017. (AP/Kamil Zihnioglu)
April 21, 2017, 1:19 pm
Paris killer was arrested in February for threatening police, freed
Suspect in Islamic State terror attack on Champs-Elysees was also convicted in 2003 of attempted homicide in shootings of two officers
By AP
Illustrative: People stand behind a security zone as firefighters and rescuers wait near the site of a shooting at the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on April 20, 2017. (AFP/Benjamin Cremel)
April 21, 2017, 7:59 am
US condemns Paris terror attack as cops raid suspect’s home
Pence vows Washington won’t ‘relent in our effort to end terrorism’; Karim Cheurfi, 39, a known terror suspect, believed behind deadly Champs-Elysees shooting
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Police seal off the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, after a fatal shooting, April 20, 2017. (AP/Kamil Zihnioglu)
April 21, 2017, 4:12 am
French police identify suspect in Champs-Elysees shooting attack
Police raid family home of Karim Cheurfi, 39, a known terror suspect with a criminal history, believed to be behind Paris attack that killed police officer, wounded 2 others
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Soldiers patrol near the Arc de Triomphe after a shooting killed a police officer and injured two others on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on April 20, 2017. (AFP/Benjamin Cremel)
April 21, 2017, 12:58 am
Islamic State claims Paris attack that killed policeman
Terror group says shooter, killed at scene, was Belgian ‘fighter’; police say he was a known terror suspect; Hollande promises ‘vigilance’ ahead of presidential elections
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Police officers block the access to the Champs Elysees in Paris after a shooting on April 20, 2017 (AFP Photo/Ludovic Marin)
April 20, 2017, 10:48 pm
Policeman shot dead, 2 hurt in suspected Paris terror attack
One attacker killed, another said at large after shooting on Champs-Elysees days before presidential elections
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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