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Paris: Man Attacks Police Officer Saying “This is for Syria”

HeadlineJun 07, 2017

In Paris, France, a man attacked a police officer with a hammer outside the Notre-Dame Cathedral Tuesday, reportedly shouting “This is for Syria” during the attack. The attacker was shot. The police officer suffered only minor injuries. France is part of the U.S.-led coalition that has been launching airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. The journalistic monitoring group Airwars says these airstrikes are also responsible for killing thousands of civilians in Iraq and Syria since 2014.

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