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A year of terror: Timeline of attacks in France

Jan 7, 2015: The Paris offices of magazine Charlie Hebdo, which had published satirical illustrations of Prophet Mohammed, were stormed by two gunmen. They killed 12 people - including the cartoonists.

Take a look at other attacks that shook France recently.

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By Staff Report

Published: Sat 14 Nov 2015, 2:31 PM

Last updated: Sat 14 Nov 2015, 5:38 PM


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Jan 7, 2015    Jan 8, 2015    Jan 9, 2015    Jun 26, 2015    Aug 21, 2015
Previous attacks
Below is a chart of fatalities and injuries from terrorist attacks in France from 1972-2014 (Source: Global Terrorism database).

 Also read: Paris under attack: Live updates

Jan 8, 2015: A police officer was killed and a street sweeper injured in a shooting in southern Paris.
Jan 9, 2015: 30 miles northeast of Paris, a gunman took over a kosher grocery just outside the city, killing four as he entered.
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Jun 26, 2015: A man Yassin Salhi, 35, drove a truck into a US-owned gas factory called Air Products in Lyon, triggering an explosion. He killed and beheaded his boss Herve Cornara and displayed the severed head on the fence.
Aug 21, 2015: A young Moroccan armed with a Kalashnikov and a knife was subdued aboard a Paris-bound high-speed train, as he was preparing to attack passengers.
Nov 10, 2015: Arrest of a man with links to an Daesh in Syria over a plot to attack military personnel at Toulon naval base
Staff Report

Published: Sat 14 Nov 2015, 2:31 PM

Last updated: Sat 14 Nov 2015, 5:38 PM

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