Trial opens for failed Islamic State attack on French church

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A 29-year-old Algerian man went on trial in Paris Monday accused of killing a woman and trying to blow up a church near Paris, a failed 2015 attack that investigators say was orchestrated by Islamic State extremists in Syria.

Instead of bombing a Sunday Mass in the Paris suburb of Villejuif, Sidi Ahmed Ghlam shot himself in the leg, and was soon arrested.

The other two are extremists accused of guiding his attempted attack, who are believed to be in Syria and possibly dead. The third sponsor, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was killed by police after allegedly co-ordinating the worst attacks on France since World War II, co-ordinated assaults on Nov. 13, 2015, on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, France's national stadium and multiple cafes.

Soon afterward, Ghlam called for help, claiming to have been the victim of gunfire near his home, in the 13th arrondissement or district of Paris, not far from Villejuif. Doctors notified police. Ghlam told investigators that he intentionally shot himself in the thigh, having second thoughts about carrying out the planned massacre.

 

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I hope these people are no longer a threat to The people of France.

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