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Paris: Police arrest “lonewolf gunman” after shots fired

Apr 7, 2016 12:02 pm By Robert Spencer

Reports aren’t clear, so it is possible that this “lonewolf gunman” is not an Islamic jihadist, but that is unlikely. Nor is it likely that he is really in any genuine sense a “lone wolf”; rather, he is almost certainly a warrior of the global jihad. The “gunmen” who are plaguing France these days are Islamic jihadists. Yet the Express and other mainstream media outlets don’t identify him in any way — consistent with their general tendency to downplay and deny the reality of Islamic jihad. This report would be tantamount to reporting on December 8, 1941 that some men in planes bombed Pearl Harbor, without ever mentioning that they were Japanese and part of the Japanese Imperial military.

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“Police ‘arrest lonewolf gunman’ in Paris after reports of shots fired,” by Tom Batchelor, Express, April 7, 2016 (thanks to Pamela Geller):

PARIS was plunged into fresh chaos today after reports of shots being fired by a gunman in the centre of the city.

Police have cordoned off streets in the French capital amid fears of a repeat of the Paris massacre last November which left 130 dead.

The shots were reportedly fired near the corner of Rue Bichat and Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple, which borders the 10th and 11th arrondissements.

According to reports, police have idenitifed the suspect as a lone gunman.

Bystander Nicolas Bozino wrote on Twitter that the public should avoid the Goncourt and Canal St Martin districts.

He said: “Shots fired…district is cordoned off “

Firefighters and armed police were deployed, with the number of casualties – if any – unconfirmed.

French journalist Guillaume Serries tweeted that there were no injuries and police had detained the man, who was now in custody….

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  1. Jay Boo says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 12:16 pm

    French politicians have passed a new law charging customers of prostitutes huge fines.
    Hopefully, this might persuade some Muslim men to move to Germany instead.

  2. Angemon says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    Reports aren’t clear, so it is possible that this “lonewolf gunman” is not an Islamic jihadist, but that is unlikely.

    If he were a “right-wing extremist”, we would have probably been told right then.

  3. TheOldOligarch says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 3:48 pm

    He’s definitely a Jihahi. If there was an alternative explanation it would have been given.

  4. Myxlplik says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    At what point do all of the lone wolf attacks turn into a pack of wolves. I know, when we connect the Islam and Jihad dot.

    • Itinerant says

      Apr 9, 2016 at 11:04 am

      Exactly how many ‘lone wolves’ does it take to make a pack?

      Especially when national newspapers kindly reprint jihadist exhortations for attacks and how to avoid being detected.
      “The jihadi had earlier urged radicals to also attack police officers and soldiers but warned potential terrorists not to shop at Tesco or B&Q to avoid detection.

      He said they should them over or carry out attacks with bombs, knives and even hammers.”
      http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11490030/British-Islamic-State-fighter-calls-for-Muslims-to-kill-Theresa-May.html
      “Aziz was once a member of the Muslim Against Crusaders group, who burnt a large poppy on Armistice Day in 2010.”
      The same group the EDL demonstrated against and who the police gave protection.
      Revealing just how deep politically correct insanity runs in the UK.

  5. bridgette says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 8:49 pm

    They made their bed.

  6. Marcel Bérubé says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 5:15 am

    How many brave lonewolfs -gunman are there left in the West , now ? Does anybody

    know ?

  7. RichardL says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 6:12 am

    I lived around the corner and went shopping in a discounter there. It is still a mixed neighbourhood with bars neck and neck with halal eateries. It is normal to see Jews in full gear riding their bikes past salafis. And yes, the salafis are in full gear too and always in groups. Close to East Main Station was a salafi training camp. Many Jews I know have emigrated.

    • Angrymike says

      Apr 8, 2016 at 6:56 am

      I’ve been saying the 30’s is repeating itself for a few years now, “most Jews have emigrated” sounds very 1936ish to me. Now that the end of WWII is 75+ years on, we’ve got a dumbed down population, at least in the US that has no idea what the war entailed, its time to start all the anti-Semitic bull all over !
      I hope the ppl wake before its to late !

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