1996 Paris Métro bombing

1996 Paris Métro bombing
A memorial to the victims (2014)
Location	Gare de Port-Royal station in Paris, France
Date	3 December 1996
Target	Métro passengers
Attack type	Bombing
Weapons	Improvised explosive device
Deaths	4
Non-fatal injuries	170
Perpetrators	Armed Islamic Group of Algeria

On 3 December 1996 an IED blew up on the southbound tracks of the Gare de Port-Royal station in Paris, France. 4 people were killed.^[1][2][3] The casualties included two French citizens, a Moroccan and a Canadian.^[4][5]

Following the bombing French officials activated the "Vigipirate" nationwide security plan drawn up a year earlier in the wake of a series of bombings in France. The plan included police and army patrols in sensitive public areas and spot checks across the country.^[6]

The Armed Islamic Group of Algeria was suspected of being behind the attack which followed a series of terror attacks by the group in France in 1995.^[7]

References

1. Whitney, Craig (4 December 1996). "2 Die as Terrorist Bomb Rips Train at a Paris Station". New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
2. "Subway Bomb In Paris Kills Two". Lodi News-Sentinel. AP. 3 December 1996.
3. Dahlburg, John-Thor (4 December 1996). "Bomb Planted on Paris Train Kills 2, Hurts 85". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
4. Charles P. Nemeth (23 March 2011). Homeland Security: An Introduction to Principles and Practice. CRC Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-4200-8568-6.
5. Leonard Weinberg (1 January 2009). Global Terrorism. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-4358-5164-1.
6. "French officials say bomb caused deadly train blast- Dec. 3, 1996". CNN. 1996-12-03. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
7. Marc Sageman (October 2010). Confronting Al-Qaeda: Understanding the Threat in Afghanistan and Beyond: Congressional Testimony. DIANE Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4379-2774-0.

Coordinates: 48°50′24″N 2°20′13″E / 48.8399°N 2.3370°E

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