France commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack, with officials highlighting the enduring threat of terrorism fueled by social media radicalization. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau emphasizes the foiling of numerous attacks and warns that France remains vulnerable.
France 's president, Emmanuel Macron, flanked by the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and his wife, Brigitte, pay tribute to Ahmed Merabet, a police officer who was killed during the attack on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper. Ten years after gunmen killed 12 people in an attack on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper, the country’s interior minister has said, the threat of terrorism is being fueled by social media and has never been greater.
Bruno Retailleau said French intelligence had foiled nine planned attacks last year – three targeting the Olympic Games – and the country “could be hit tomorrow”. Retailleau, who was appointed last September, said it was the largest number of prevented attacks since 2017. The threat, he said, came from youngsters radicalised by social media and increasingly collaborating with foreign groups. “Thankfully, since 2015 France has rearmed against terrorism … but the battle against Islamic totalitarianism is far from won and it’s clear that tomorrow France could be hit again,” he said. He added: “During the last year, the threat was from within . There may now be a growing cooperation between foreign groups and the domestic threat from youngsters radicalised by social networks. We can exclude nothing.” The attack, which came on the first of three days of terrorist assaults in 2015 that left 17 people dead. The attack sparked a national debate on freedom of speech and security in France. The victims included some of the country’s most recognised caricaturists, along with the then editor’s security officer, Franck Brinsolaro. A 12th victim, a police officer named Ahmed Merabet, was also killed during the attack. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, as well as several ministers, celebrities and relatives of the victims were expected at a series of ceremonies into remember the victims
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