Algerian Islamist Accidentally Shoots Himself Before Attack on Paris Church

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Aurelie Chatelain was shot dead in her car by an Islamist on Sunday. Chatelain appeared to have been killed at random and ballistics evidence linked her death to the suspect.

The young victim was the mother of a five year-old daughter.

The Islamist, a computer science student, 24, wanted to steal the Chateelain’s Renault Scénic for the implementation of planned attacks.

An Algerian Islamist accidentally shot himself before his planned assault on a Paris church on Sunday.
The AP reported, via Free Republic:

An Islamic extremist with an arsenal of loaded guns was only prevented from opening fire on Sunday morning churchgoers because he accidentally shot himself, French officials said.

The 24-year-old computer science student, who was also suspected in the death of a young woman whose body was found on Sunday just ahead of his arrest, had been flagged as a risk last year and earlier this year but there was no specific reason to open a judicial investigation, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Wednesday.

A French security official, who was not authorized to publicly release details, said the suspect — an Algerian who had lived in France for several years — was arrested in Paris Sunday after he apparently shot himself by accident and called for an ambulance. He was waiting outside for first aid when police arrived at the scene. They discovered a blood trail leading to his car, which contained loaded guns and notes about potential targets.

“Documents were also found and they prove, without any ambiguity, that the individual was preparing an imminent attack, in all probability, against one or two churches,” Cazeneuve said…

Aurelie Chatelain, a 32-year-old Frenchwoman visiting Paris for a training session for her work, was found shot to death on Sunday morning in her car. The security official said Chatelain appeared to have been killed at random and ballistics evidence linked her death to the suspect.

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