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Paris again?

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    #2
    biko
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    Next in news

    "Tom Hanks shot in Paris"


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    baldbear
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    Fair play to the soldier.


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    Graces7
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    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    Sky reporting a soldier has "opened fire" after a man tried to enter the Louvre with a suitcase.

    A foiled terrorist attack or an innocent tourist?

    More to follow

    http://news.sky.com/story/soldier-shoots-at-man-trying-to-enter-louvre-in-paris-10754100

    Everyone is very jumpy and jittery , understandably so. so take no risks of being misapprehended


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    Felix Jones is God
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Felix Jones is God


    Shoot first, ask questions later ....And it's completely correct in this instance


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    Timberrrrrrrr
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    Police source now saying the man tried to attack the soldier with a knife. If thats the case thengive the soldier a medal, Probably saved a lot of lives.


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    fryup
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    i'm sure Donald will take advantage of this and tweet...."you see i told you so"


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    Widdershins
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    Philistines as well as murderous


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    RobertKK
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    Well done to the soldier, good riddance to the potential knife attacker.


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    gramar
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    It's stories like this that make me glad I don't watch Sky News.


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    kfallon
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    RobertKK wrote: »
    Well done to the soldier, good riddance to the potential knife attacker.

    He was only shot in the legs according to the report!


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    darkpagandeath
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    Trump supporter ?


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    munchkin_utd
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    fryup wrote: »
    i'm sure Donald will take advantage of this and tweet...."you see i told you so"
    meanwhile from an article published today in the economist

    "America's murder rate is rising at its fastest pace since the early 1970s"

    http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21716056-analysis-50-cities-economist-americas-murder-rate-rising-its-fastest


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    Timberrrrrrrr
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    kfallon wrote: »
    He was only shot in the legs according to the report!

    Even better, Don't give him the glorious death he wanted.


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    RobertKK
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    kfallon wrote: »
    He was only shot in the legs according to the report!

    Well good riddance, he will be in jail.


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    SnakePlissken
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    That terrorist could have been someone's brother, have some empathy FFS


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    Noveight
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    Excellent result for the security there.


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    dinorebel
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    SnakePlissken wrote: »
    That terrorist could have been someone's brother, have some empathy FFS

    Nope F*ck him.


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    fryup
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    SnakePlissken wrote: »
    That terrorist could have been someone's brother, have some empathy FFS

    That terrorist could have killed someone's brother......(you're a SF voter i take it?)


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    SnakePlissken
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    fryup wrote: »
    That terrorist could have killed someone's brother......(you're a SF voter i take it?)

    Absolutely heartless, I'm sure you'd be thrilled to hear of more terrorists losing their lives, you probably won't be satisfied until every terrorist on the planet is dead, where is your compassion?


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    elefant
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    SnakePlissken wrote: »
    That terrorist could have been someone's brother, have some empathy FFS
    dinorebel wrote: »
    Nope F*ck him.
    fryup wrote: »
    That terrorist could have killed someone's brother......(you're a SF voter i take it?)

    He's very obviously taking the piss.


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    Donal55
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    He's probably 'mentally ill'.


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    fryup
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    Donal55 wrote: »
    He's probably 'mentally ill'.

    who the terrorist or SnakePlissken ??


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    Chuchote
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    Guy with a knife and a suitcase, apparently; soldiers everywhere, Metro station closed and area locked down.
    Paris has had young soldiers in threes patrolling every street for the last couple of years; their response is fast and efficient now.


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    Donal55
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    fryup wrote: »
    who the terrorist or SnakePlissken ??

    He's dead now. Bless him.


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    SnakePlissken
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    fryup wrote: »
    who the terrorist or SnakePlissken ??

    I believe he's referring to those born without even the vaguest grasp of sarcasm. A terrible infliction which causes one to take everything as literal.


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    Donal55
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    I don't believe it. The lovely Lara Marlowe used the 'unwell', 'mentally ill' card.
    FFS during the Troubles I never heard the 'mentally ill' description affixed to either Loyalist or Republican attacks or murders.

    Why so different when dealing with the religion of peace?
    Allah akbar!


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    seamus
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    A lone guy with a knife and nothing else trying to start **** in a well armed public building.

    Real brainbox that guy obviously.

    Reports that one sokider was stabbed, hopefully he recovers quickly.


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    Mr. Incognito
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    I'll be holding judgment on this.

    No explosives found on him.

    Reports he shouted Allah Ahbar. This seems to be attached to all of these reports.

    Reminds me of the Brazilian tourist just going about his day in London they shot in the tube.

    Will have to see what emerges.


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    Chuchote
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    Depends what's found in the suitcase; he was heading down into the giant mall (Paris's huge Apple shop is there, if my memory serves) under the Louvre.


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    Widdershins
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    seamus wrote: »
    A lone guy with a knife and nothing else trying to start **** in a well armed public building.

    Real brainbox that guy obviously.

    Reports that one sokider was stabbed, hopefully he recovers quickly.

    From (I imagine) his point of view, what a target, though. Very symbolic. So I can see why he chose it. Same goes for the recent near miss on the Champs Elysee, Eiffel Tower (I think? or was that a false alarm), and of course the terrible attack at the Bataclan concert.


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