One killed as Elysee calls Paris area shooting ‘racist, terrorist attack’
A gunman killed one person and wounded five others in a shooting spree across Paris suburbs. French authorities are investigating the incident as a racist and Islamophobic terrorist attack.
Why it matters
The attack highlights rising concerns over extremist violence and racial tensions in France, prompting a high-level government response.
Antiterrorism prosecutors investigating motive of attack that seriously wounded five, including a 12-year-old girl.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Police in riot gear during a demonstration by high school students in Paris on October 13, 2026 [Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP] By AFP , AP and Reuters Published On 23 Oct 2026 23 Oct 2026 A gunman has killed one person and wounded five others, including a 12-year-old girl, in a possible Islamophobic “terrorist crime” in the Paris suburbs, authorities said.
An unidentified 39-year-old male suspect was taken into custody shortly after the attacks in the towns of Trappes and nearby La Verriere outside the capital on Friday.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the suspect fired at a children’s playground, a fuel station and a medical centre, the Reuters news agency reported. Three of the victims, including the 12-year-old girl, suffered life-threatening injuries, he said.
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