Paris Hit by Terror – Again

Paris Hit by Terror – Again
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BY DAVID HARRIS Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Officials and rescuers gather near vehicles after a car slammed into soldiers on patrol in Levallois-Perret, outside Paris on August 9, 2017 injuring six, two of them seriously.
Officials and rescuers gather near vehicles after a car slammed into soldiers on patrol in Levallois-Perret, outside Paris on August 9, 2017 injuring six, two of them seriously. (Photo: THIERRY CHAPPE / AFP / Getty Images)
Six French military officers were wounded on August 9 when a driver seemingly deliberately plowed into them in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret.

The officers are members of Opération Sentinelle, whose very job is to protect French citizens from terrorism.

At publication time, French authorities had not said who was behind the attack but given recent experiences in France, Germany and Israel, it seems almost inevitable this was the work of an Islamist terrorist.

Here’s a brief timeline of recent terror attacks in France:

June 19, 2017 – Car ramming on Champs-Élysées accompanied by planned shooting and bombing
June 6, 2017 – Self-professed “soldier of the caliphate” attacks police officer with a hammer by Notre Dame
April 20, 2017 – ISIS claims responsibility for shooting attack on Champs-Élysées
March 18, 2017 – Police officer shot and injured in Paris suburb Garges-les-Gonesse
February 3, 2017 – Man shouting “Allahu akbar” wielding machete attempts to enter Louvre
2016 – At least 11 terror attacks including:
July 14, 2016 – 86 people killed and 434 wounded when cargo truck drives through Bastille Day crowds in Nice
November 13-14, 2015 – 130 dead and 368 wounded in wave of attacks including at the Bataclan concert venue and outside the Stade de France soccer stadium
January 7-9, 2015 – 17 killed and 22 injured in attacks on Charlie Hebdo offices and Hypercacher market