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January 2015 attacks: discover the tributes planned in Paris

This Sunday, January 7, marks the ninth anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. In two days, seventeen people were killed. Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, and other Parisian officials will pay tribute to them in three ceremonies.

Bomb threats: the Château de Versailles evacuated again this Tuesday

Two alerts in just a few days: mid-day on Tuesday October 17, the Château de Versailles was evacuated due to a bomb threat. The monument will remain closed for the rest of the day.

Terrorist attack: vigipirate plan at "urgence attentat" level throughout France

The "urgence attentat" level of the vigipirate plan has been triggered following the attack in Arras, Élisabeth Borne announced this Friday, October 13, 2023. It had not been at this level since 2020.

Ephemeris of September 17 in Paris: Bomb attack in front of Tati, rue de Rennes

On September 17, 1986, Paris was once again the target of a terrorist attack on the rue de Rennes. For two weeks, the capital had been the scene of a series of attacks, claimed by a pro-Iranian terrorist network working on behalf of the Lebanese Hezbollah. The bomb, planted in front of the Tati store, killed 7 people and wounded 55, putting an end to this "black September".

Ephemeris for September 15 in Paris: Attack on the Publicis drugstore in Saint-Germain-des-Prés

On September 15, 1974, a grenade exploded in the Saint-Germain drugstore, killing 2 people and wounding 34 others. The attack was blamed on the revolutionary terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, known as Carlos.

Ephemeris for August 21 in Paris: First deadly Resistance attack on the Barbès metro station

On August 21, 1941, the Resistance carried out the first murderous attack in Paris against the German forces that had occupied the capital for over a year. Pierre Georges, who was to become Colonel Fabien, shot a Kriegsmarine soldier twice in the Barbès-Rochechouart metro station.