William Molinié / Photo credit: ROMAIN GAUTIER / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP 6:19 a.m., March 11, 2024
According to a count of the anti-terrorist services that Europe 1 obtained, ten attacks, out of the 25 that French territory has experienced since 2012, targeted internal security forces.
A singularity on the European continent that France also shares with Belgium.
He wanted to “kill cops”.
The trial of the Colombes terrorist opens before the Paris Special Assize Court this Monday, a national day of tribute to the victims of terrorism.
During this attack in April 2020, two police officers were seriously injured and left with lifelong consequences.
This terrorist, who wanted to die as a martyr, therefore attacked the police, a favorite target of the jihadists.
A French singularity.
Whether they are police officers, gendarmes, prison guards or soldiers, these victims were not chosen at random.
The perpetrators of attacks carefully establish their attack scenario.
Belgium also faced with the phenomenon
And according to a count of the anti-terrorist services that Europe 1 obtained, since 2012, 40% of successful attacks have targeted internal security forces in France.
That is ten attacks out of the 25 that the territory has experienced since the murderous journey of Mohamed Merah.
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“The police represent the armed wing of the state and the military embody the supposed oppression of Muslims on a global scale,” explains an intelligence source.
The choice of this type of target by the Islamists is also motivated by the high probability of dying as a martyr.
In addition to France, Belgium is also confronted with this phenomenon.
The two countries therefore share this singularity on the continent since between them, they have recorded three times more attacks targeting security forces on their soil than in the rest of Europe.