Chopper attack in front of the former Charlie Hebdo premises in Paris: the assailant brought to justice

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The dramatic aftershock of a ten-year-old earthquake. This Monday, January 6, 2025 opens before the specially composed juvenile court of Paris the trial of Zaheer Mahmoud. The accused is on trial for having attacked several people with a chopper in front of the former Charlie Hebdo premises in September 2020. Five other people, including three minors at the time of the events, are appearing alongside him for terrorist conspiracy.

Chopper attack

On September 25, 2020, in the middle of the trial of the attacks which decimated the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo, a man went to the former premises of the satirical editorial staff, located rue Nicolas-Appert in the 11th arrondissement. The individual then attacked two people with a chopper. The latter worked for a press agency.

Shocked by Charlie Hebdo caricatures

Both victims were seriously injured during the attack. The assailant was subdued and arrested by the police. The latter, of Pakistani origin, said he was “shocked” by the publication of caricatures of Mohammed in the columns of Charlie Hebdo on the occasion of the opening of the trial for the January 2015 attacks. He was unaware that the editorial staff had changed address when it took action.

Five friends indicted

During the investigation, the anti-terrorism prosecution had indicted five friends of Zaheer Mahmoudalso from Pakistan and arriving in France shortly before the events. The latter allegedly incited the attacker to commit the attack. They are being prosecuted for terrorist association. The trial is scheduled to last until January 24.

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