| 2020 Romans-sur-Isère knife attack | |
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| Part ofIslamic terrorism in Europe | |
 Interactive map of 2020 Romans-sur-Isère knife attack | |
| Location | 45°02′47″N05°03′06″E / 45.04639°N 5.05167°E /45.04639; 5.05167 Romans-sur-Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,France |
| Date | 4 April 2020 10:45 a.m.CET |
| Target | Civilians |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrator | Abdallah Ahmed-Osman |
| Motive | Jihadism (Islamic terrorism)[1] |
In late morning on 4 April 2020, a knife attack occurred inRomans-sur-Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, resulting in the death of two people and the wounding of five others.[2] The attacker, Abdallah Ahmed-Osman, a 33-year oldSudanese refugee, was charged with terrorist crimes.
The attacker entered atobacco shop, where he stabbed the two owners and a customer, wounding them; he went on to abutcher's shop, where he stole a knife and killed a customer. He then killed another man, the owner of a local theatre who died shielding his twelve-year-old son, and then wounded two people waiting in line outside abakery.[3]
The suspect was a 33-year-oldSudanese man who had obtained refugee status and a 10-year visa in 2017.[4][5] According to Arabic-speaking witnesses, he shouted "Allah Akbar" when he launched his attack and, at the time of his arrest, kneeled down and recited theShahada, the Muslim profession of faith.[6] Aterrorism investigation was launched. Searches at his home revealed handwritten notes complaining about living in a "country of disbelievers".[7] On 8 April, he was indicted for "assassinations and attempted assassinations in connection with a terrorist group".[8]
The attack occurred during thenational lockdown due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in France.[9][10]
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