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January 2015 Île-de-France attacks

Islamic terrorist attacks in France

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From 7 to 9 January 2015, terrorist attacks occurred across the Île-de-France region, particularly in Paris and most prominently at the offices of the magazine Charlie Hebdo. Three assailants killed a total of 17 people in 3 shooting attacks; the attackers were then killed by police. The attacks also wounded 22 others. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility and said that the coordinated attacks had been planned for years. The claim of responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo shooting came in a video showing AQAP commander Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi, with gunmen in the background who were later identified as brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting. However, while authorities say the video is authentic, there is no proof that AQAP helped to carry out the attacks. Amedy Coulibaly, who carried out the Montrouge shooting and the Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege, claimed that he belonged to ISIS before he was killed.

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