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Rambouillet knife attack
Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe
Rambouillet police station, scene of the attack
Location
Rambouillet, France
Date
23 April 2021 (2021-04-23)
Target
Police employee
Attack type
Stabbing
Weapons
Knife
Deaths
2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured
0
Perpetrator
Jamel Gorchene
Motive
Islamic extremism[1]
On 23 April 2021, 36-year-old Jamel Gorchene stabbed a police employee to death at a police station in Rambouillet, France.
^Europol (2022). European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2022(PDF). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. p. 22. doi:10.2813/467703. ISBN 978-92-95220-44-7. ISSN 2363-0876. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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