Sowing death and hatred at the heart of the symbol of reconciled Europe and during a Christian and festive event.
Beyond the judgment of four associates of the dead terrorist, the trial of the Strasbourg attack of December 11, 2018, which opens Thursday before the special assize court of Paris, will be an opportunity to discuss this old project of the Islamist movement.
With a triple target: peace, “disbelief” and celebration.
Already in 2000, a group of killers wanted to strike the Christmas market in the Alsatian capital, filming the market and the surroundings of the pink sandstone cathedral, pointing out the
“symbols of the unbelievers”
.
Eighteen years later, a radicalized repeat offender, Chérif Chekatt, materialized this old fantasy to the great joy of Islamist terrorist groups.
Bloody journey
The day of December 11, 2018 began with a missed appointment.
In the morning, in the absence of a Chekatt who could not be found, a search was carried out at his home as part of a case…
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