Would-be assassin of Macron arrested after looking to buy Kalashnikov on gaming forum

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A 23-year-old man has been charged with plotting to assassinate Emmanuel Macron at France’s Bastille Day parade, a judicial source said.

The self-described nationalist, who was arrested last Wednesday, told investigators he wanted to kill the French president at the 14 July national parade in Paris, a source close to the investigation said.

He said he also wanted to attack “Muslims, Jews, blacks, homosexuals”, the source added.

Police arrested the man at his home in the north-west Paris suburb of Argenteuil on Wednesday after being alerted by users of a chatroom linked to a video game where he allegedly said he wanted to buy a firearm.

Three kitchen knives were found in his vehicle and analysis of his computer found that he had conducted internet searches on potential targets, the source said.

He was charged on Saturday with plotting to commit a terrorist act, the judicial source said.

The man was convicted for condoning terrorism in 2016 and sentenced to three years in prison, of which 18 months were suspended.

He had applauded the neo-Nazi mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in 2011 in Norway.

The 14 July parade commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 – the start of the French Revolution and a turning point in world history.

The parade takes place on the Champs-Élysees, which has been the site of two recent attacks targeting police. Last month a man drove a car laden with weapons and gas canisters into a police van on the avenue. In April, a known extremist shot dead a police officer on the Champs-Élysees days before the first round of the presidential election.

Last 14 July a jihadist killed 86 people in a truck attack in Nice.

On Bastille Day in 2002, the then president, Jacques Chirac, was the target of an assassination attempt on the avenue.

France has been in a state of emergency that has been repeatedly renewed since jihadist attacks in Paris in November 2015, in which 130 people were killed.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...n-bastille-day

Damn, next time I disagree with one of you I better watch out.

In all seriousness, what the hell how can you be this stupid when trying to murder one of the most powerful people in the world?

[Zethras]

A 23-year-old man has been charged with plotting to assassinate Emmanuel Macron at France’s Bastille Day parade, a judicial source said.

The self-described nationalist, who was arrested last Wednesday, told investigators he wanted to kill the French president at the 14 July national parade in Paris, a source close to the investigation said.

He said he also wanted to attack “Muslims, Jews, blacks, homosexuals”, the source added.

Police arrested the man at his home in the north-west Paris suburb of Argenteuil on Wednesday after being alerted by users of a chatroom linked to a video game where he allegedly said he wanted to buy a firearm.

Three kitchen knives were found in his vehicle and analysis of his computer found that he had conducted internet searches on potential targets, the source said.

He was charged on Saturday with plotting to commit a terrorist act, the judicial source said.

The man was convicted for condoning terrorism in 2016 and sentenced to three years in prison, of which 18 months were suspended.

He had applauded the neo-Nazi mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in 2011 in Norway.

The 14 July parade commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 – the start of the French Revolution and a turning point in world history.

The parade takes place on the Champs-Élysees, which has been the site of two recent attacks targeting police. Last month a man drove a car laden with weapons and gas canisters into a police van on the avenue. In April, a known extremist shot dead a police officer on the Champs-Élysees days before the first round of the presidential election.

Last 14 July a jihadist killed 86 people in a truck attack in Nice.

On Bastille Day in 2002, the then president, Jacques Chirac, was the target of an assassination attempt on the avenue.

France has been in a state of emergency that has been repeatedly renewed since jihadist attacks in Paris in November 2015, in which 130 people were killed.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...n-bastille-day

Damn, next time I disagree with one of you I better watch out.

In all seriousness, what the hell how can you be this stupid when trying to murder one of the most powerful people in the world?

Glad they caught this guy, stick him in a mental hospital.

[Tennis]

There is such a difference in the way this story is reported. It really depends on someone's background eh?

[Post]

In all seriousness, what the hell how can you be this stupid when trying to murder one of the most powerful people in the world?

Well you have to be pretty stupid to think assassinating Macron and “Muslims, Jews, blacks, homosexuals” would be a good idea.

[Deleted]

They caught him before the act, of course. But not the dozen other terrorists who were only plotting to kill the common men. Shows their priorities.

[Rennadrel]

Glad they caught this guy, stick him in a mental hospital.

He belongs in the same ward as all the globalist fucktards who are racing their countries to the bottom.

[Dsonsion]

(...)globalist fucktards(...)

Lol, you must be bloated from drinking so much koolaid.

[Mormolyce]

So how was he radicalised?

Lol, you must be bloated from drinking so much koolaid.

Which kind of koolaid? I've lost track of which side is against globalism.

Kek.

[Dsonsion]

Which kind of koolaid? I've lost track of which side is against globalism.

Kek.

I don't even know. But it seems to be from radical left and radical right. I've seen that nonsense spouted by InfoWars.

[Santti]

I don't even know. But it seems to be from radical left and radical right. I've seen that nonsense spouted by InfoWars.

Btw, what does it even mean to be against globalization? See that rather often. To me, it seems completely pointless fight to have.

[Deleted]

The reporting on these cases is a joke. take this for example.

Three kitchen knives were found in his vehicle and analysis of his computer found that he had conducted internet searches on potential targets, the source said.

Who doesn't have some tools in their car and the majority of shitposters on these forums have probably searched these politicians more than the scumbag presstitues in the grauniad let alone the accused.

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Glad they caught this guy, stick him in a mental hospital.

When Clinton gets put in one then you can suggest it.

[Deleted]

If he was a radical I would be very interested to learn how he got to this point and if he has mental health issues.

[Wyrt]

Remember, when it's a crazy right wing guy he's just a crazy person. When it's a crazy left wing guy it's systemic leftist violence.

[Mittens]

Btw, what does it even mean to be against globalization? See that rather often. To me, it seems completely pointless fight to have.

Against immigration and trade. Its a fine position to have and I think more easy to make the argument for than against.

[Moralgy]

When Clinton gets put in one then you can suggest it.

I'm so confused, what?

[dd614]

Sounds like a perfect little false flag. Buying an AK on a video game forum? Riiiiiiiiiight.

[Deleted]

Sounds like a perfect little false flag. Buying an AK on a video game forum? Riiiiiiiiiight.

Because this will be used to persecute gamers all across the world?

Keep dreaming your conspiracy theories buddy.