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“Toulouse: an explosive device placed in the Saint-Etienne cathedral, the suspect arrested,” translated from “Toulouse : un engin explosif déposé dans la cathédrale Saint-Etienne, le suspect arrêté,” Valeurs Actuelles, April 8, 2022 (thanks to Medforth):
A vast police operation involving the intervention of deminers took place in the morning of Friday, April 8, around the Saint-Etienne cathedral in Toulouse. An individual entered the place of worship during mass and left a package. According to testimony collected by Valeurs Actuelles, the individual entered the cathedral during the 8 a.m. mass, shortly after communion. He placed a package in front of the altar, which appeared suspicious.
Initial information mentioned the attack on a sexton. But according to Valeurs Actuelles sources, he actually tried to immobilize the fleeing suspect, but was unsuccessful. So there was no real violence. The sexton then evacuated the cathedral, in which around forty people were gathered. The suspect, described as “resembling a delivery man” and wearing a cap and a bomber jacket, is actively sought by the authorities, in particular via CCTV images. According to La Dépêche, deminers discovered that the package contained an improvised explosive device containing acid, but without a firing device. The reasons for this move remain unknown. The man is said to have shouted some words in the church, which, however, were not understood by those present.
The public prosecutor of Toulouse has indicated that the suspect is a 47-year-old man, already known to officials and suffering from psychiatric disorders. He was the subject of a medical assessment which concluded that his condition was compatible with police custody. According to information from La Dépêche du Midi, he already deposited a suspicious package in the Toulouse metro a fortnight earlier, and was the cause of many disturbances in the neighborhood.
This area of the city, which notably houses the prefecture, has been cordoned off and the deminers dispatched to the site. The suspect was arrested at midday by police officers from the BRI (Research and Intervention Brigade). Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin also tweeted on the subject: “Thanks to the rapid intervention of the demining services, police operation completed in Toulouse. No casualties. Thanks to the officers,” he said.
Johnny B says
Hmm, it seems to me, that people “suffering from psychiatric disorders” should not be allowed to read the Quran. I know they don’t particularly mention Islam and “mediterranean” could be Italian or Greek even. But lets be honest, this bomb was not placed in a mosque, and neither were the victims in countless attacks over the past few years by people “suffering from psychiatric disorders”. How stupid do they think we are and why are they so concerned about protecting the utterly false image of Islam as the “religion of peace”. Are they all corrupt, bought and paid for? There was a case recently with some Iranian agents getting close to American Secret Service agents. Is that just the tip of the iceberg, I wonder?
Michael Copeland says
Indeed. The curious correlation deserves to be given more media attention.
“”Islam is Peace” – The Anatomy of a Masterly Deception”:
https://gatesofvienna.net/2022/04/islam-is-peace-the-anatomy-of-a-masterly-deception/
gravenimage says
Thanks for that link, Michael.
11B40 says
Greetings:
Didn’t the Catholic celebration of “mass” used to be entitled to a capital “M” ??? You know, like “Eid” or “Rama-lama-ding don” ???
Ade Fegan says
What about “Muslims” and “nonmuslims” !?
(there’s a capital “M” there for ya to make up for it !)
Ade Fegan says
Any news on Notre Dame cathedral ?
… I don’t believe for a second that that was an accident either
.. Probably those pesky mad Mediterraneans again
gravenimage says
Ade, this is from a while ago, but still gives a sense of the progress being made on the restoration:
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/two-years-later-heres-latest-notre-dames-restoration
Donations have flooded in from all over the world.
Ade Fegan says
Thanks .. but this information is easy to find. I wouldn’t have asked for that … I’d like to know what caused the fire .. My guess is the authorities have known all along, they just don’t tell us
gravenimage says
OK.
Lavéritétriomphera says
@Ade Fegan
Salut
I am in contact with the National Monuments Centre.
Notre Dame de Paris is fully renovated and redecorated in accordance with its original style.
Bien à vous
gravenimage says
Lavéritétriomphera, I understand the last of the restoration will be finished by 2024. *So glad* after complaints about ruining the design with pointless “modern” touches that the great Cathedral is being restored to its original grandeur.
Fred Alan Medforth says
Are sunbathing girls now being stoned in France ? Two young girls, who were sunbathing on the beach, were insulted and had stones thrown at them by three minors, one of the girls was choked
https://medforth.biz/are-sunbathing-girls-now-being-stoned-in-france-two-young-girls-who-were-sunbathing-on-the-beach-were-insulted-and-had-stones-thrown-at-them-by-three-minors-one-of-the-girls-was-strangled/
somehistory says
It’s only going to get worse as the evil is left unpunished and it is spreading like an arsonist’s wildfire.
gravenimage says
Terrible, Medforth. This reminds me of the “Cronulla Riots” in Australia in 2005. At least then native Australians fought back against this savagery.
Sheila says
Ramadan kaboom.
Keith O says
Should have returned to sender.
Find the nearest mosque and put the device in there, it was after all theirs to begin with.
gravenimage says
France: ‘Mediterranean man’ enters cathedral, places bomb in front of the altar
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Ah, right…because aren’t all “Mediterranean men” trying to blow up churches? Not so much–but many Muslims are.
More:
The public prosecutor of Toulouse has indicated that the suspect is a 47-year-old man, already known to officials and suffering from psychiatric disorders.
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I am *so* tired of this crap. The idea that he is mentally ill makes no sense. This would apply to someone so obviously insane that they were simply striking out at people, but this Jihadist had the presence of mind to build or obtain an explosive device, dress as a delivery man to try to deflect suspicion, and flee when the sexton tried to detain him. Sounds pretty organized to me.
And it is another case of a Jihadist “being known” to authorities who then do *nothing* to protect the public. What would have happened if the sexton hadn’t noticed the Jihadist’s suspicious activities? Or what if–even worse–he had noticed but been afraid to speak out lest he be considered “racist” or “Islamophobic”?
Michael says
In the interests of democracy, French MSM bravely fling themselves onto an Improvised Exploding Story,
OLD GUY says
Sadly when the muslim/islamic migration invasion numbers gets high enough in America we too will face these attacks in our Christian and Jewish places of worship. Our American politicians and government officials are failing to protect our citizens from this invasion of an enemy who wants to KILL us.
If you want FREEDOM and DIVERSITY you won’t find it in ISLAM.
gravenimage says
Grimly true, OLD GUY.
Westman says
“wearing a …..bomber jacket…” Can’t make this stuff up.