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Attempted Assasination, French Pres. Chirac, Bastille Day
TBO.com ^ | 7/14/02 | ASP

Posted on 07/14/2002 6:45:14 AM PDT by ASP

Thank GOD this Neo-Nazi didn't succeed. NN's seem to be popping up all over the place lately.

Man Gets Out Gun as French President Passes; Arrested by Police

PARIS (AP) - Police arrested a man who pulled a rifle out of a guitar case as French President Jacques Chirac was inspecting troops Sunday during the annual Bastille Day military parade, police and witnesses said. Cries of alarm from the crowd lining the parade route apparently alerted police, and the gunman fired a single shot as he was wrestled to the ground. Agents stood him up, searched him and took him away in a van.

The Paris police said in a statement that the man was 25 years old and was a member of "neo-Nazi and hooligan" groups. Chirac crushed far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen in presidential elections in May.

Members of the crowd said the man, who had short, brown hair and looked to be in his 30s, took his gun out of a guitar case as the French president was being driven past, down the Champs-Elysees aboard an open-topped jeep.

Paris police said the gun was a .22-caliber. Officers in civilian clothes put the gun and the brown guitar case in the van that took the man away. It was not known whether Chirac was aware of the gunman.

The military parade, a colorful pageant with troops, armored vehicles and aircraft roaring overhead, continued uninterrupted. The parade is a highlight of celebrations marking Bastille Day, France's national holiday.

The man was arrested at the top of the Champs-Elysees where it empties into Place Charles de Gaulle, site of the famous Arc of Triumph.

He managed to reach the flag-bedecked Champs-Elysees despite heavy security. Police lined the avenue and mingled with crowds along the route.


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KEYWORDS: assasination; assassinationplots; bastilleday; chirac; france; president
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To: tet68
I saw too many professional "travelers" use the 71 and/or 70S Beretta Jaguar's in .22 to discount the calibers potential . I once observed an Intelligence officer use one of those and an old S&W 39 , 9mm ,cut down ...... called an ASP I believe. He shot so fast an accurate I thought it was a machine pistol.

Stay Safe Tet68. Hope all is well for you and yours !

81 posted on 07/14/2002 5:06:28 PM PDT by Squantos
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To: andy_card
Exactly how has he expressed support for Adolph Hitler. Exactly what are the bios of these former Waffen who co-founded the FN with him? I don't take anybody's word, I need documenation. Thank you. V's wife.
82 posted on 07/14/2002 5:13:18 PM PDT by ventana
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To: ASP
quel dommage!
83 posted on 07/14/2002 5:22:48 PM PDT by bandlength
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To: andy_card
Thanks! I guess I wasn't paying attention - appreciate the info.
84 posted on 07/14/2002 5:32:44 PM PDT by CyberAnt
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To: disraeligears
For what it's worth: appears to be a Gibson case.

Maybe the poor schlub was confused on the meaning of the term axe murderer.

85 posted on 07/14/2002 5:44:38 PM PDT by Erasmus
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To: Common Tator
Totally correct.
86 posted on 07/14/2002 7:40:22 PM PDT by Colombia59
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To: RobFromGa
Right on.
87 posted on 07/14/2002 7:42:42 PM PDT by Colombia59
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To: TheOtherOne
Odd... I was expecting him to be dressed as a mariachi player.


88 posted on 07/14/2002 7:46:14 PM PDT by Redcloak
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To: TeleStraightShooter
Generally people who try to commit acts of terrorism aren't the brightest people. Trying to assasinate someone with a .22 is still smarter than attempting to use matches to light a fuse in one's shoe.
89 posted on 07/14/2002 8:25:01 PM PDT by Mr. Burns
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To: Squantos
I think he was just a loony tunes loser.
90 posted on 07/14/2002 10:27:28 PM PDT by Travis McGee
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To: The Raven
A neo-nazi is on the political left. Those groups all preach socialism and rail against capitalism.
91 posted on 07/15/2002 4:10:15 AM PDT by Dales
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To: Dales
Not as defined by the current Press
92 posted on 07/15/2002 4:22:51 AM PDT by The Raven
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To: The Raven
And we should accept the distortions of the press?
93 posted on 07/15/2002 4:26:56 AM PDT by Dales
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