June 2017 Champs-Élysées attack
19 June 2017
On 19 June 2017, the driver of a car containing guns rammed the car into a police vehicle on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. He was immediately killed by police.
| 2017 Champs-Élysées attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Champs-Élysées, Paris, France |
| Date | 19 June 2017 3:40pm |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack, attempted car bombing |
| Weapons | Car, explosives |
| Deaths | 1 (the attacker) |
Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Djaziri Adam Lotfi |
The Champs-Élysées was the site of the an attack in April.
At 3:40 pm Paris local time in Paris a man attempted to ram his vehicle into a police car on the heavily guarded Champs-Élysées.[1] The car contained an AK47 assault rifle, handguns, and a gas canister.[2] The attacker was killed and the incident is under investigation as possible terrorism.[2][1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bell, Melissa (19 June 2017). "Car rams police van on Champs-Elysees, armed suspect dead". CNN. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Henley, Jon (19 June 2017). "Champs Élysées: driver dead as car carrying firearms rams police van". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
