Even if Paris weren’t scarred by terrorist attacks, protecting the opening ceremony, which will float down the Seine, offers a daunting challenge.
Tag: Paris Attacks (November 2015)
ISIS Affiliate Linked to Moscow Attack Has Global Ambitions
The Islamic State in Khorasan is active in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran and has set its sights on Europe and beyond.
Eight Convicted in 2016 Terrorist Bombings in Brussels
The series of attacks was the deadliest such assault in Belgian history. Six of the accused had already been convicted over terrorist attacks in Paris the previous year.
Corporate Lawyer’s Unlikely Mission: Defend and ‘Humanize’ a Hated Terrorist
Stanislas Eskenazi volunteered with Brussels’ legal aid service, typically helping petty criminals. But now he is representing Belgium’s most-wanted man.
Trial Over 2016 Terror Attack in Nice Opens in Paris
A self-radicalized Tunisian man plowed a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day, killing 86. The proceedings, against eight defendants, are scheduled to last until December.
Belgian Court Finds 10 Guilty Over Ties to 2015 Paris Attacks
The convictions followed the end of a giant trial in the French capital over the same massacre, in which 130 people were killed.
20 Men Convicted in November 2015 Paris Terrorist Attack
The verdict capped a 10-month trial on the Islamic State rampage of November 2015 that killed 130 people, traumatized the country and still shapes French politics.
Marked by the Paris Attacks, and Now Defending Those Accused of Them
Half the lawyers speaking for the 20 men charged with involvement in the 2015 massacre belong to a young generation in France scarred by a spate of terrorist acts.
How This Changing Brussels Neighborhood is Trying to Leave The Stigma of Terrorism Behind
Molenbeek was where a terrorist cell planned attacks that killed 162 in Paris and Brussels. Six years later, residents are trying to reinvent the area as a trial rekindles an awful association.
Changing Brussels Neighborhood Tries to Leave Stigma of Terrorism Behind
Molenbeek was where a terrorist cell planned attacks that killed 162 in Paris and Brussels. Six years later, residents are trying to reinvent the area as a trial rekindles an awful association.