French Interior Ministry says 9/11 inspired attacks foiled by DGSE

On October 17, Christophe Castaner, France's Interior Minister, stated that French authorities had taken an unkwn man into custody for his alleged role in planning an attack that was inspired by 9/11 attacks on world trade center in New York City, 2001. This statement was in relation to an incident wherein an individual working for IT industry and having alleged ties with Islamists, killed 3 officers and one civilian before he was shot dead.

stranger to terror attacks

France for a really long time has been plagued by issue of how to tackle domestic and foreign terrorists following a series of terror activities that have taken place across country.

France has also witnessed more than 230 individuals being killed in past 4 years due to attacks coordinated by Islamic terror groups with most table one being 2015 terror attacks that happened in city of Paris.

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2015 Paris terror attacks

2015 Paris terror attacks were a series of coordinated terror attacks that took place in Paris and Saint-Denis, a suburb in rrn part of city. first bomb blast happened outside Stade de France while a football match was going on. It was followed by a series of shootings at cafes and restaurants that claimed lives of a lot of people.

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Terrorists also carried out a shooting and took a few hosts at an Eagles of Death Metal concert that was going on in Bataclan atre. It was reported that terrorists shot or blew mselves as soon as police forces raided atre to put a stop to se attacks. 

Islamic terror attacks were worst in France since second world war and were considered to be second-worst in European Union since Madrid train bombings that took place in 2004.

United States of America was subject to deadliest terror attack on its home soil on September 11, 2001, wherein 2 commercial airliners were hijacked and forced to crash in world trade towers in New York city claiming lives of 2753 people.

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