Initial reports that he was a migrant were apparently incorrect; this Reuters report says Cherif Chekatt was born in Strasbourg. Now authorities should be asking why and how he learned to hate his native land to the extent that he carried out this jihad attack. But they almost certainly won’t.
“Gunman kills at least two in French Christmas market and flees,” by Foo Yun Chee and Gilbert Reilhac, Reuters, December 11, 2018:
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – A gunman on a security watchlist killed at least two people and wounded at least 11 others near the picturesque Christmas market in the historic French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday evening before fleeing.
With France still on high alert after a wave of attacks commissioned or inspired by Islamic State militants since early 2015, the counter-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation.
Amid fast-moving, confusing scenes it was not clear if the suspect, identified by police as Strasbourg-born Chekatt Cherif, 29, had been cornered by commandos or had slipped the dragnet.
Medics at the scene and police sources told journalists four people had been killed. But in a statement at 2215 GMT, the local prefecture was still saying two people had died.
The attack began at about 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) as stallholders prepared to close down and the city’s restaurants filled up. Bystanders were swiftly ushered into nearby shops.
“There was confusion initially but they locked the front doors pretty soon after the gunshots,” said U.S. citizen Elizabeth Osterwisch, who was sheltering on the top floor of the Galeries Lafayette department store. “They moved us several times, eventually settling on the place with the most protection.”
European Parliament lawmaker Emmanuel Maurel said he had heard the shots.
“From my hotel window I saw passers-by dragging someone who was injured and onlookers panicking,” he tweeted. “Soldiers and police have cordoned off the area. We’re being told to stay in the hotel.”
MANHUNTA source close to the operation said the suspect had been cornered and shots had been fired. But an hour or so later, a police source said he was still on the run….
gravenimage says
France: Strasbourg jihad murderer Cherif Chekatt was born in the city
…………………
But he is not French. He is Muslim–the same creed and vicious values as his invading parents or grandparents hold.
With that name, he is probably ultimately Algerian.
Roderick MacUalraig says
I’m having a hard time. I try not to be discouraged.
All I want to do is go on the warpath.
gravenimage says
Don’t despair, Roderick. There are many ways to fight for what is right.
mortimer says
Give a copy of HISTORY OF JIHAD by Robert Spencer to a politician you know.
Tim Gibson says
Graven Image are you helping the helpless again? Would you please tell how we can help? Please remember to get the last word.
gravenimage says
Hi, Tim. I certainly don;t have all the answers. But exposing the truth about Islam and fighting against polices that allow Muslim immigration and the appeasing of Islam are things we can all do.
Mark Swan says
Our comments here, along with the article we are commenting on, go out there—
these do have an effect on public opinion, in some respects sites like this are a
real resource in helping others see Islam for what it really is.
pragmatist says
The left are always delighted when a suspect is born in the country. They immediately jump on the bandwagon of ‘he’s not an immigrant’! An Algerian born in France is still an Algerian.
gravenimage says
Yes–and with that name, that is almost certainly what this Jihadist is. He may have been born in France, but he is not French.
J D S says
He’s Moroccan according to info from Fox News and had been in prison before and had been on watch list throughout Europe….Hmmmm. another failure by authorities because they are afraid they would be called racist and islamophobic etc.
People……How does that fit with those killed and wounded in the attack like this. This man and all of his like, should be removed from amongst civil people …permanently!
gravenimage says
Thank you, J D S–I though with this name he was likely Algerian, but it makes not real difference.
gravenimage says
no real difference
Xero_G says
The “Christmas Market Jihad” is happening so often now, it’s starting to become a Christmas tradition. No one can now say that Muslims don’t celebrate Christmas!
Roderick MacUalraig says
Not amused, my friend.
mortimer says
All Muslims are required by Islamic teaching to HATE KUFR (wrong-worshipping).
Christmas is the celebration of the FEAST OF THE INCARNATION.
This is blasphemous to a Muslim and they have a DUTY TO STOP IT.
Not a joke.
J D S says
Yes Mortimer….. you are correct it is a duty….but it is also a duty of our elected and non elected officials to put an end to Islamic terrorism….and ALL of the Koran pertaining to Islamic supremacy….is T E R R O R I S M and it’s time for new laws to be passed, and laws that are already on the books enforced, to address Islam as pertains to
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM…I know that many of our officials that are in place now, are pure COWARDS but I also know they can be replaced if we stand together…There is a couple of problems that are stumbling blocks though…The Democratic Party and the Mainstream Media.
DEAR GOD PLEASE SAVE US FROM OURSELVES!
Indiana Tom says
Yeah, after awhile of this crap, you tend to develop a sort of warped sense of humor.
We can have a guy dressed like a jihadi be one of the traditional christmas characters.
Carol the 1st says
Jingle Jihad Bells
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DZsDwR59Rzc
Alain Lenferna de la Motte says
Your comment hits the nail on the head.
somehistory says
It matters not the race, nor where one is born. It matters what is in the heart, what one has been taught, what is important.
He has hatred in his heart for all who do not think and worship as he;. .according to islam and its evil book.
Pity the poor citizens being subjected to this time and again.
gravenimage says
Spot on, Somehistory.
Dov Berrol says
Indeed. Well said.
But often what is in the heart has been implanted by the culture in which the person grew up. Tribal Arab culture as was developed in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula is extremely barbaric, combative, survivalist, violent and inhumane.
Wellington says
All true what you have asserted about Arab culture but it is made all the worse by the fact that the vast majority of Arabs are adherents of the worst religion of all time. A greater combination of negatives for a major people would be hard to find at any time in history, but now the Arab-Muslim world has access to technology which on its own it never could or would have developed and which can be used by this very messed-up portion of mankind not for good but for ill. Planes, as an example, come to mind.
gravenimage says
Yes–Arab Christians are not like this.
And many people come from cultures that were barbaric centuries ago, like the Vikings or the Huns, yet are civilized today.
But Islam is based on the values of the barbarian Arab tribes–except for the instances where it outstrips their savagery. So Muslims are never going to be civilized.
Michael Copeland says
“extremely barbaric, combative, survivalist, violent and inhumane.”
Indeed.
We in the West need to comprehend that mindset.
Politicians fail to do so.
https://gatesofvienna.net/2014/10/the-mindset-need/
Anjuli Pandavar says
Wellington,
You are right. And more, the culture and values of “this very messed-up portion of mankind” is admired, emulated and to a very large extent adopted by all Muslims everywhere, some more extensively so than others. All learning must be explicitly permitted, halal (hence “Boko Haram” – Western education is forbidden) and that means approved by their so-called “scholars” (“the guardians, transmitters and interpreters of religious knowledge”), the arbiters of what a Muslim may know, a Muslim may think and a Muslim may do. A Muslim who is not a “scholar” is deemed to be inherently incapable of interpreting anything for themselves and accepts this as such.
If you peruse Islamic websites in general, and fatwa websites in particular, you’ll see just how inane (and scary) this gets. These “scholars”, a bunch of utterly ignorant bearded mediaeval freaks are consulted on everything from pregnancy tests to using a phone to space exploration, in order to be assured that Islam allows such things to be done or used.
It’s when it comes to seeking or getting medical help, that the real tragedy of being Muslim stands out in sharp relief. It takes only one of these ignorant freaks to declare vaccination haram, and your whole national public health programme goes to pot, as happened in Indonesia just a few weeks ago. The really scary part of this value system is that general Muslim populace automatically errs on the side of caution. The side of caution, in their case, is not the health of their children, but the inviolability of Shari’a.
In Shari’a there’s this innocuous little qualification “in the cause of Allah” that makes anything and everything halal. So “spending of your wealth” to learn to fly a passenger jet is most definitely halal if you intend to fly it into a skyscraper full of infidels. Studying bacteriology, virology or toxicology is definitely halal if you intend to poison an infidel city’s water system. Studying meteorology is definitely halal if you intend to ignite bushfires that will kill infidels. The ulama, the “scholars”, guard, transmit, interpret and arbitrate all this, and like the Arab tribal elders of yore, they determine what is halal (permitted) and what is haram (forbidden) for all Muslims everywhere.
gravenimage says
True, Andy–but as long as Muslims embrace Islam, they will not change.
Steven M Wright says
You can’t ‘Coexist’ with people who want to kill you.
gravenimage says
+1
thebigW says
Yeah but you can and we do coexist with people who want to kill you but pretend they don’t.
Dapto says
Every time this happens a Politician from that country should have to go to jail, since they are so keen on playing roulette with the public,they can also take the risks,at least this will give them skin in the game..
James Pierce says
Allow me to suggest Macron
johnjjj says
Thanks for getting his name right. One would think Reuters and the repeat-press would a least find out that Chekkat also spelled Chekatt, is a common Maghreb family name.
Sam says
Another mental illness and we need to talk about gun control. Hope people will not mention the religion of peace to prevent “backlash”
simpleton1 says
A “known wolf” on the terror/mental watch list, plus a known criminal.
As some want to talk about, gun control, for illegal possession of a gun.
At least they do not seem to worry about swords, knives, or too much about the stash of grenades, that the terrorist overlooked.
I wonder if he had got word about the police raid on his property, for suspected robbery and homicide. That may have triggered his attack then and there, knowing the police were looking for him.
Singh the Sikh says
Thank you Macron and Merkel.
Calm down says
Macron was 11 years old when Chekatt was born in Strasbourg and as far as I know, Merkel is not responsible for childbirths in France.
WPM says
Chekatt was on a watchlist , Chekatt was arrest before for other crimes ,Macron by not addressing the problem of jihad , not protecting French citizens with any plan to crack down on people like Chekatt only encourage more jihad. Chekatt was a French citizen by birth he was raised to be member of the violent cult of Islam ,he would act the same way if he was born in America, Spain , Russia, Africa , or the Philippines a violent cult member who murders in the name of allah..Macron was elected to lead and protect French citizens that is his job ,not to appease cult members who are offended that non-cult members objection to getting killed. Merkel has encourage other members of this cult to move into Germany ,and violent hate preachers into the mosques there to” German ” citizens who are Moslem that were born in Germany. This is not a French , German ,Russian ,American, China, Philippine, problem with its citizens, this a problem with the members of the cult of Islam who inhabit there countries some native born some imported in, all with a defected world view of murder in the name of allah.
gravenimage says
Agreed, WPM. Macron is not protecting the French people from Jihad. And increased Muslim immigration only makes this danger worse.
peter says
The slick politicians with the help of left wing media are selling their countries down the drain! Shame on Maceron.
The Truth says
Where is IbraHAM SH it F ace muhammed to make excuses for this islamic terrorist? Come on trash, we’re waiting.
Save Europe says
He will appear, no doubt, with over usage of the word ‘mithraist’, as per usual ????
Ernie says
And EVIL WICKED SCUM ! Hahaha…….
FYI says
As well as attacking the “mithraist” “pagan” Bible that according to the koran was written by…allah{koran 3:3}
The Gospel?”We bestowed on Jesus the Gospel” koran 5 v 46
{This of course is a FALSE statement:Christians don’t believe that God wrote the Gospel or that Jesus had a copy of it…in fact it was written by HUMANS guided by God’s Spirit of wisdom(something which allah denies exists in koran 4:171 due to an Epic theology fail on his part…this ,despite the fact that its existence was revealed in the Gospel that allah says he wrote.Ludicrous!)…yet allah is sure he personally wrote it}
“Let the People of the Gospel judge by that which allah hath revealed therein”
koran 5 v 47
So allah does not dispute the authenticity of the Gospel as such..
In fact muslims are in no position to attack the Gospel..
and “whoso judgeth not by that which allah hath revealed:such are evil-livers” koran 5 v 47
The muslims pretend that the Bible was somehow corrupted but this is nonsense.There is no connection between Christianity and pagan mithraism.
The islamic trolls provide a useful service:they don’t get Irony,understand Theology,Reason or Logic…they defend the indefensible with lies and distortions to justify their allegiance to their god allah “the best of deceivers” k3:54:baal.
nicu says
GET THEM OUT OF EUROPE !
Buraq says
In today’s on-line edition, “The Independent” refuses to name the jihadist in its article about the jihad attack. Again, the fascist-left Press does whatever it can to play down Islam’s role in jihad attacks. Clowns!
Undaunted says
Coming soon to a Christmas – Easter – Thanksgiving – Labor Day – Veterans Day – Independence Day – Fill-in-the-blank Day that you’ll be attending with your loved ones.
What to do?
https://www.amazon.com/Six-Actual-Need-Charge-These-Dangerous-ebook/dp/B075Z4PLKC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544593661&sr=8-1&keywords=six+actual
gravenimage says
Thanks for posting that link, Undaunted.
dan christenen says
Imitate the islamic system (with a modification): Deport 1000 young male muslims for every christian murdered by jihadists.
That would motivate ‘moderate’ muslims to report the insane jihadis to the police.
Michael Copeland says
“born in the city”…..
That’s fine, then. He is obviously a model citizen, upholding European values of democracy, free speech, and equality before the law.
Socialism’s flawed assumption (nay, creed) that upbringing is all-controlling depends on this maxim:
“If you are hatched and raised as a spotted flycatcher you could not possibly be a cuckoo”.
KRJ says
Just like in film “JAWS” the mayor of Strasbourg is scared sh–ess as the city will lose tons of money – People from all over Europe (the world!) come to Strasbourg for its Christmas markets.
KRJ says
France has lost tons already this Christmas season because of the “gilets jaunes” riots.
Rudi says
How can you know who the suspect was when even up to this point, 12/12/2018, 10:57 a.m., my highly esteemed news source France 24 hasn’t even mentioned one single word about the suspect’s origin?
Indiana Tom says
Just another day.
SSDD.
Yawn.
Sort of interesting in that the Cincy Ohio news channels did not mention that the Toledo guy was a Muslim Jihadi.
Dawne says
As others have said his name is Algerian in origin, so he may have been born in France, but is of an Algerian family and almost certainly Muslim (though of course this has not been officially stated as far as I can see). He has also spent time in prison according to the Daily Mail, where he was further radicalised.
I have found it incredible that in UK online papers, this story is not headline news. In fact at the beginning of the morning it was underneath at story about Meghan Markle’s latest exploits in the DM online. Words fail me. The papers line up their headlines according to click response as we know – are most people so uninterested in this jihadi slaughter being carried out in their homelands?
Tim Gibson says
When I was in High School in the early 70s I remember a foreign exchange student would have been sent back if she’d been caught smoking pot. Yet muslims who’re not born here, can commit all kinds of crimes and never be sent back. At least they could begin to talk about sending them back. But I don’t hear talk from our leaders /They just keep importing them. I think that’s why Ann Corcoran retired.
Tony46 says
His grandchildren will still be terrorists. That never changes.
Like in Palestine…They knew tissue paper and soap thanks to Israel. Still terrorists.
Obbop says
The barbarians encouraged to invade by the evil tyrannical elites and their politician lackeys have extremely high birth rates. Over time as their numbers swell exponentially they will overwhelm the people of the West and destroy us and our beloved Western civilization. Stay on the current path and a New Dark Age awaits us… all Western countries.
lorensacho says
This guy was a lifelong criminal, He was reported to have 27 criminal convictions all over Europe. Apparently he was radicalized in a French jail. He was on a watch list but it’s clear that those monitoring the list were incompetent. When the police examined his home they found grenades. Maybe Europe needs to do some work on how to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and Jihadists.