2017 Orly Airport attack
The March 2017 Île-de-France attacks were a pair of terrorist attacks by the same individual in Garges-lès-Gonesse, an outer suburb of Paris, and at Orly International Airport near Paris on 18 March 2017. The attacker, a 39-year-old man identified as Ziyed Ben Belgacem, was shot dead after attempting to seize a weapon from a soldier patrolling the airport under Opération Sentinelle.
| March 2017 Île-de-France attacks | |
|---|---|
| Location | Orly Airport, Garges-lès-Gonesse, France |
| Date | 18 March 2017 06:55 (UTC+1) |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 1 attacker |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Ziyed Ben Belgacem |
At Orly Airport, the attacker shouted that he wanted to kill and die in the name of Allah. The attack is officially regarded as an act of terrorism.
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