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Oct 23, 2026

Gunman kills one in suspected racist terrorist attack near Paris

A gunman firing from a car killed one person and wounded five others, including a 12-year-old girl shot eight times, in the Paris suburb of Trappes. French President Macron condemned the attack as a 'racist terrorist attack' and authorities opened a terrorism investigation.

Oct 23, 2026·4 sources

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▪Trappes attracted national attention between 2014 and 2016 when dozens of residents reportedly left the town to join jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq
▪On October 23, 2026, a gunman opened fire from a vehicle across multiple locations in Trappes and neighbouring La Verriere, France, killing one person and wounding up to five others
▪French anti-terrorism prosecutors reported that the 39-year-old suspect arrested in Coignieres booby-trapped his apartment with three gas canisters and electric wires connected to a timer

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