The terrorist attack in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (France) took place on June 26, 2015 at a chemical plant [1] of [2] , where gas cylinders are produced and refilled [3] . An unknown man (according to some sources, there were two [4] ) at high speed drove up to the entrance to the enterprise at about 09:50 local time. According to some reports, he blew up low-power explosive devices [2] , according to other sources, the militant crashed into tanks filled with reduced gas [3] [4] standing on the street. In his hands was the flag of the terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , [2] .
| Act of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier | |
|---|---|
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| Overview Information | |
| Place of attack | |
| date | June 26, 2015 |
| Attack method | explosions |
| Weapon | and |
| Dead | one |
| The wounded | 2 |
| The number of terrorists | from 1 to 2 |
| Organizers |  Islamic state |
| Suspects | Yasin Sali |
One person died, two were injured [5] . At the time of the attack, about 40 employees were in the territory of the plant [3] .
At the scene of the incident, a decapitated body with inscriptions of an Islamic - jihadist type was discovered. The severed head, covered with inscriptions in Arabic , the criminal attached to the gate to the factory [4] . It is not known for certain that this person died as a result of a terrorist attack or was taken to the scene [5] . According to preliminary data, not a plant employee was killed [6] [ specify ] .
Fire brigades, the prefect of the department , the local prosecutor [6] , and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kaznev [4] arrived at the scene. The enterprise is cordoned off by the police [2] . In the French Rhône-Alpes region, the highest level of the anti-terrorist regime “Vigipirat” is introduced for three days [1] , since other attacks are not ruled out [2] . President Francois Hollande decided to urgently return to Paris from Brussels from the summit of the heads of the EU member states [4] and convened an emergency meeting of the Security Council [5] .
The UN Security Council condemned the terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia [7] .
Suspect
The suspect in the attack is arrested. His name is Yasin Sali, born March 25, 1980 [8] . A case was brought against him in 2006 for radicalism, but in 2008 the suspicions were removed. He was close to the Salafi movement. There is no criminal record, but was registered with the General Directorate of Internal Security of France [1] [5] . He had the flag of the Islamic State terrorist group with him and allegedly claimed to be its supporter [4] .
In addition, Kaznev said that the second suspect was also detained as part of the investigation, his identity was established, but his name was not disclosed. In addition, the face of the person who launched the terrorists into the factory was also identified. Hollande confirmed that a car drove into the territory of the factory, "which was driven by one person, and the second, probably, accompanied him." However, the police believe that the second person could act under duress. The Foreign Minister of France also said that law enforcement authorities carried out a series of arrests [4] [9] .
On December 22, 2015, Yasin Sali committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell [10] .
Connection with other attacks
Events in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier took place six months after the terrorist attacks that shocked France (the massacre at the editorial board of Charlie Hebdo and the attack on a Jewish store in Paris ). By the way, the French media indicate that the plant where the current attack occurred is located a kilometer from the warehouse of the distribution company Charlie Ebdo Messageries lyonnaises de presse . However, most likely, we are talking about a coincidence [4] .
On the same day, two other major terrorist attacks occurred, for which ISIS terrorist organization also took responsibility: an attack on hotels in the Tunisian city of Sousse and an explosion in a mosque in Kuwait .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 In France, the Islamist launched a terrorist attack. There are victims . Browser (June 26, 2015). Date of treatment June 27, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 A man with the flag of the Islamic State attacked the French gas storage . RBC (June 26, 2015). Date of treatment June 27, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Terrorist attack in France: Arabic script scribbled on a severed head . The gunman launched an attack on a French factory . MK.Ru (June 26, 2015) . Date of treatment June 27, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jihadists launched a terrorist attack in France with a head cut off and explosions . The attack occurred a kilometer from the warehouse of the distributor Charlie Hebdo . MK.Ru (June 26, 2015) . Date of treatment June 27, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Islamists again declared themselves terrorist attacks in France . The identities of the suspects are established . RBC - Ukraine (June 26, 2015) . Date of treatment June 27, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Terrorist attack in France: a letter is scribbled on a severed head . Sofa hundred (June 26, 2015). Date of treatment June 27, 2015.
- ↑ UN Security Council condemned terrorist acts in France, Kuwait and Tunisia . UN News Center (June 26, 2015). Date of treatment June 27, 2015.
- ↑ Attentat à Saint-Quentin-Fallavier: l'homme décapité est l'ancien employeur du terroriste présumé (French) . linternaute (26 juin 2015). Date of treatment January 16, 2019.
- ↑ Hollande revealed new details of the bloody events at a factory in France . On the fence, the enterprise had previously found a severed head . TSN (June 26, 2015) . Date of treatment June 27, 2015.
- ↑ Yassin Salhi, l'homme qui avait décapité son patron en Isère, s'est suicidé en prison (French) . Le Monde (23 décembre 2015). Date of treatment January 16, 2019.