2020 Romans-sur-Isère knife attack

In late morning on 4 April 2020, a knife attack occurred in Romans-sur-Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, resulting in the death of two people and the wounding of five others.[1] The attacker, Abdallah Ahmed-Osman, a 33-year old Sudanese refugee, was charged with terrorist crimes.

2020 Romans-sur-Isère knife attack
LocationRomans-sur-Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Coordinates45°02′47″N 05°03′06″E
Date4 April 2020 (2020-04-04)
10:45 a.m. CET
TargetCivilians
WeaponsKnife
Deaths2
Injured5
PerpetratorAbdallah Ahmed-Osman

Attack

The attacker entered a tobacco shop, where he stabbed the two owners and a customer, wounding them; he went on to a butcher's shop, where he stole a knife and killed a customer. He then killed another man, the owner of a local theatre who died shielding his twelve-year-old son, and then wounded two people waiting in line outside a bakery.[2]

The suspect was a 33-year-old Sudanese man who had obtained the refugee status and a 10-year visa in 2017.[3][4] According to Arabic-speaking witnesses, he shouted "Allah Akbar" when he launched his attack and, at the time of his arrest, kneeled down and recited the Shahada, the Muslim profession of faith.[5] A terrorism investigation was launched. Searches at his home revealed handwritten notes complaining about living in a "country of disbelievers".[6] On 8 April, he was indicted for "assassinations and attempted assassinations in connection with a terrorist group".[7]

The attack occurred during the national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. "Drôme. Attaque à Romans : Abdallah Ahmed-Osman placé en détention provisoire à la prison de la Santé". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. Poyet, Stanislas (5 April 2020). "Attaque de Romans-sur-Isère : les deux hommes tués s'appelaient Thierry et Julien". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "Attaque au couteau de Romans-sur-Isère. La thèse terroriste ne fait pas de doute". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "Attaque de Romans-sur-Isère : le point sur l'enquête". sudouest.fr (in French). 5 April 2020.
  5. "Attaque au couteau à Romans-sur-Isère : ce que l'on sait de l'assaillant et des possibles raisons de son geste". France Bleu (in French). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "Attaque de Romans-sur-Isère : les premiers éléments de l'enquête". L'Obs (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "Attaque au couteau à Romans-sur-Isère : l'assaillant mis en examen, indique le parquet national antiterroriste". LaProvence.com (in French). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. Figaro, Le (4 April 2020). "Attaque à Romans-sur-Isère : le parquet national antiterroriste se saisit". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  9. "France knife attack leaves two dead". BBC News. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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