January 2015 attack: the court looked at the course from Coulibaly to Montrouge
The police secure an entrance to the courtroom of the special assize court, at the opening of the trial, on September 2, 2020, in Paris.
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In France, at the trial of the January 2015 attacks, the Paris Special Assize Court looked at what happened on January 8 in Montrouge, south of Paris.
The day after the Charlie Hebdo massacre, Amédy Coulibaly, an accomplice of the Kouachi brothers, kills a young 26-year-old municipal police officer, Clarissa Jean-Philippe.
But obviously the terrorist had another target that morning.
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On the morning of January 8, Clarissa Jean-Philippe and her partner, Éric, intervene in a banal traffic accident.
Flashing light on, fluorescent chasuble and logo on the back, their presence is visible.
Amédy Coulibaly walks
past them, retraces his steps and shoots several times.
"
It's not the woman he was aiming for, it's the symbol,
" said Eric, in tears at the mention of the death of the one he still calls "
my
" Clarissa.
What was the terrorist doing in Montrouge that day?
Did he want to attack the synagogue and the Jewish school next door?
The survey finds this hypothesis plausible.
Laurent, a city maintenance agent, who fought with Amédy Coulibaly to try to disarm him, is sure of it.
The killer had parked his motorbike next door.
It was back-to-school time.
And above all, he attacked a Jewish supermarket, the
Hyper Cacher
.
“
This is one more proof.
He did not attack a police station the next day,
”insists Laurent, who describes a determined man.
During their fight, Amédy Coulibaly tells him: “
You want to play.
You will die.
He takes aim at him but his weapon would have jammed.
Today, the municipal employee refuses to talk about heroism about what he has done.
Aggressive and hyper vigilant, he who was funny and diplomatic before, he would like to be able to forget all that a little.
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To read also: Who are the 14 accused of the trial of the attacks of January 2015?
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