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'''Karim Cheurfi''' (December ~~31st~~, 1977 - April ~~20th~~, 2017)<ref name="BBC">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39671542 Paris Champs Elysees attack gunman named as Karim Cheurfi], BBC News, April 2017</ref> is a serial gunman who shot police officers in three separate attacks in France. Motivated by lifelong hatred of police and latterly by Islamic extremism, Cheurfi wounded four officers and killed one, as well as injuring two civilians. He was himself shot dead during his final attack, on April ~~20th~~, 2017.

'''Karim Cheurfi''' (December 31<st, 1977 - April 20th, 2017)<ref name="BBC">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39671542 Paris Champs Elysees attack gunman named as Karim Cheurfi], BBC News, April 2017</ref> is a serial gunman who shot police officers in three separate attacks in France. Motivated by lifelong hatred of police and latterly by Islamic extremism, Cheurfi wounded four officers and killed one, as well as injuring two civilians. He was himself shot dead during his final attack, on April 20th, 2017.

==2001 attacks==

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==Radicalisation==

French authorities first received word of radical intent by the suspect in December 2016.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The tipoff suggested he was attempting to acquire weapons and contact [[The Islamic State|Islamic State]] terrorists in Iraq and/or Syria with a view to murder French police officers.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Although not then added to France's "S List" of terror suspects, he was added to a radicalisation alert list the following month.<ref name="Telegraph"/> In January he was also questioned after buying two hunting knives, a Scream mask, and a GoPro camera.<ref name="Indy"/> He was released after claiming the knives were for fishing and the other items were for a festival.<ref name="Indy"/>

French authorities first received word of radical intent by the suspect in December of 2016.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The tipoff suggested he was attempting to acquire weapons and contact [[The Islamic State|Islamic State]] terrorists in Iraq and/or Syria with a view to murder French police officers.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Although not then added to France's "S List" of terror suspects, he was added to a radicalisation alert list the following month.<ref name="Telegraph"/> In January he was also questioned after buying two hunting knives, a Scream mask, and a GoPro camera.<ref name="Indy"/> He was released after claiming the knives were for fishing and the other items were for a festival.<ref name="Indy"/>

In February 2017 police interrogated him over alleged threats made via the encrypted app Telegram, but he was released owing to insufficient evidence.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The following month French intelligence began to look more closely at him owing to ongoing attempts to contact foreign terrorists, but while he was seen as dangerous he was not considered an immediate threat.<ref name="Telegraph"/>

==2017 attack==

At 20:47 pm<ref name="BBC"/> On April ~~20th~~, 2017, Cheurfi drove an Audi<ref name="BBC"/> car behind a marked police van which was parked outside a Marks & Spencers on the Champs-Elysees.<ref name="Indy"/> He opened fire with an AK-47,<ref name="Indy"/> shooting dead officer Xavier Jugelé, 37, through the van's driver's window.<ref name="BBC"/> He then attacked and injured two police officers stationed guarding a Turkish tourist office.<ref name="BBC"/> A German lady's foot was also injured.<ref name="Indy"/> Security forces subsequently shot and killed the 39-year-old attacker.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC"/>

At 20:47 pm<ref name="BBC"/> on April 20th, 2017; Cheurfi drove an Audi<ref name="BBC"/> car behind a marked police van which was parked outside a Marks & Spencers on the Champs-Elysees.<ref name="Indy"/> He opened fire with an AK-47,<ref name="Indy"/> shooting dead officer Xavier Jugelé, 37, through the van's driver's window.<ref name="BBC"/> He then attacked and injured two police officers stationed guarding a Turkish tourist office.<ref name="BBC"/> A German lady's foot was also injured.<ref name="Indy"/> Security forces subsequently shot and killed the 39-year-old attacker.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC"/>

===Investigation===

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-'''Karim Cheurfi''' (December 31st, 1977 - April 20th, 2017)<ref name="BBC">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39671542 Paris Champs Elysees attack gunman named as Karim Cheurfi], BBC News, April 2017</ref> is a serial gunman who shot police officers in three separate attacks in France. Motivated by lifelong hatred of police and latterly by Islamic extremism, Cheurfi wounded four officers and killed one, as well as injuring two civilians. He was himself shot dead during his final attack, on April 20th, 2017.
+'''Karim Cheurfi''' (December 31<<sup>st</sup>, 1977 - April 20<sup>th</sup>, 2017)<ref name="BBC">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39671542 Paris Champs Elysees attack gunman named as Karim Cheurfi], BBC News, April 2017</ref> is a serial gunman who shot police officers in three separate attacks in France. Motivated by lifelong hatred of police and latterly by Islamic extremism, Cheurfi wounded four officers and killed one, as well as injuring two civilians. He was himself shot dead during his final attack, on April 20<sup>th</sup>, 2017.
 ==2001 attacks==
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 ==Radicalisation==
-French authorities first received word of radical intent by the suspect in December 2016.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The tipoff suggested he was attempting to acquire weapons and contact [[The Islamic State|Islamic State]] terrorists in Iraq and/or Syria with a view to murder French police officers.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Although not then added to France's "S List" of terror suspects, he was added to a radicalisation alert list the following month.<ref name="Telegraph"/> In January he was also questioned after buying two hunting knives, a Scream mask, and a GoPro camera.<ref name="Indy"/> He was released after claiming the knives were for fishing and the other items were for a festival.<ref name="Indy"/>
+French authorities first received word of radical intent by the suspect in December of 2016.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The tipoff suggested he was attempting to acquire weapons and contact [[The Islamic State|Islamic State]] terrorists in Iraq and/or Syria with a view to murder French police officers.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Although not then added to France's "S List" of terror suspects, he was added to a radicalisation alert list the following month.<ref name="Telegraph"/> In January he was also questioned after buying two hunting knives, a Scream mask, and a GoPro camera.<ref name="Indy"/> He was released after claiming the knives were for fishing and the other items were for a festival.<ref name="Indy"/>
 In February 2017 police interrogated him over alleged threats made via the encrypted app Telegram, but he was released owing to insufficient evidence.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The following month French intelligence began to look more closely at him owing to ongoing attempts to contact foreign terrorists, but while he was seen as dangerous he was not considered an immediate threat.<ref name="Telegraph"/>
 ==2017 attack==
-At 20:47 pm<ref name="BBC"/> On April 20th, 2017, Cheurfi drove an Audi<ref name="BBC"/> car behind a marked police van which was parked outside a Marks & Spencers on the Champs-Elysees.<ref name="Indy"/> He opened fire with an AK-47,<ref name="Indy"/> shooting dead officer Xavier Jugelé, 37, through the van's driver's window.<ref name="BBC"/> He then attacked and injured two police officers stationed guarding a Turkish tourist office.<ref name="BBC"/> A German lady's foot was also injured.<ref name="Indy"/> Security forces subsequently shot and killed the 39-year-old attacker.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC"/>
+At 20:47 pm<ref name="BBC"/> on April 20<sup>th</sup>, 2017; Cheurfi drove an Audi<ref name="BBC"/> car behind a marked police van which was parked outside a Marks & Spencers on the Champs-Elysees.<ref name="Indy"/> He opened fire with an AK-47,<ref name="Indy"/> shooting dead officer Xavier Jugelé, 37, through the van's driver's window.<ref name="BBC"/> He then attacked and injured two police officers stationed guarding a Turkish tourist office.<ref name="BBC"/> A German lady's foot was also injured.<ref name="Indy"/> Security forces subsequently shot and killed the 39-year-old attacker.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC"/>
 ===Investigation===
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 <references/>
 [[Category:List]]
-[[Category:Deceased Villains]]
 [[Category:Murderer]]
 [[Category:Attempted Murderer]]
 [[Category:Terrorists]]
 [[Category:Modern Villains]]
-[[Category:Imprisoned Villains]]
 [[Category:Fanatics]]
 [[Category:Male]]
+[[Category:Deceased]]
+[[Category:Imprisoned]]
+[[Category:Islam]]
+[[Category:European Villains]]
+[[Category:France]]