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| Orly airport: Man killed after seizing soldier's gun | Orly airport: Man killed after seizing soldier's gun |
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| French security forces have shot dead a gunman as he attacked a patrol at Orly airport south of Paris. | French security forces have shot dead a gunman as he attacked a patrol at Orly airport south of Paris. |
| Ziyed Ben Belgacem was killed after putting a gun to a female soldier's head saying he wanted to "die for Allah", officials say. | Ziyed Ben Belgacem was killed after putting a gun to a female soldier's head saying he wanted to "die for Allah", officials say. |
| Earlier on Saturday the 39-year-old had been involved in a shooting and then a carjacking in the Paris area. | Earlier on Saturday the 39-year-old had been involved in a shooting and then a carjacking in the Paris area. |
| Belgacem had been reported as radicalised in the past, and was on a police watch-list. | Belgacem had been reported as radicalised in the past, and was on a police watch-list. |
| His criminal record included convictions for armed robbery and drugs offences, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters. | His criminal record included convictions for armed robbery and drugs offences, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters. |
| He fell under the influence of Islamist radicals was while serving prison time. | He fell under the influence of Islamist radicals was while serving prison time. |
| The attack comes at a sensitive time. France has presidential elections starting next month and remains under a state of emergency. | The attack comes at a sensitive time. France has presidential elections starting next month and remains under a state of emergency. |
| The soldiers at Orly were part of Operation Sentinel - involving thousands of soldiers deployed to provide back-up to the police after the Charlie Hebdo attack in January 2015 and the Paris attacks of November 2015. | The soldiers at Orly were part of Operation Sentinel - involving thousands of soldiers deployed to provide back-up to the police after the Charlie Hebdo attack in January 2015 and the Paris attacks of November 2015. |
| The sequence of events | The sequence of events |
| Early on Saturday morning, Belgacem was stopped at a checkpoint in Garges-les-Gonesse, north of Paris, where he lives. | Early on Saturday morning, Belgacem was stopped at a checkpoint in Garges-les-Gonesse, north of Paris, where he lives. |
| He fired at police with a pellet gun before escaping in a car that was later found abandoned. | He fired at police with a pellet gun before escaping in a car that was later found abandoned. |
| Police say he then stole a car at gunpoint from a woman at Vitry, south of Paris. That car was later found at Orly airport. | Police say he then stole a car at gunpoint from a woman at Vitry, south of Paris. That car was later found at Orly airport. |
| Belgacem arrived at the airport and attacked the military patrol in the south terminal. | Belgacem arrived at the airport and attacked the military patrol in the south terminal. |
| He tried to seize the servicewoman's automatic weapon, put his gun to her head and said: "I'm here to die for Allah. In any case people are going to die." | He tried to seize the servicewoman's automatic weapon, put his gun to her head and said: "I'm here to die for Allah. In any case people are going to die." |
| He was then shot dead by two other soldiers. | He was then shot dead by two other soldiers. |
| A copy of the Koran was found on his body, Mr Molins added. | A copy of the Koran was found on his body, Mr Molins added. |
| Intelligence agents searched his home in Garges-les-Gonesse for evidence of Islamist sympathies, but reportedly found nothing. However, traces of cocaine were discovered during the search. | Intelligence agents searched his home in Garges-les-Gonesse for evidence of Islamist sympathies, but reportedly found nothing. However, traces of cocaine were discovered during the search. |
| The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says the picture is building up of a man on the criminal fringes of society, who also consorted with Islamist radicals. | The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says the picture is building up of a man on the criminal fringes of society, who also consorted with Islamist radicals. |
| Travel disruption | Travel disruption |
| Orly - located 13km (8 miles) south of Paris - is the capital's second-largest airport. | Orly - located 13km (8 miles) south of Paris - is the capital's second-largest airport. |
| Both the west and the south terminals were closed during the security operation. An estimated 3,000 passengers were evacuated. | Both the west and the south terminals were closed during the security operation. An estimated 3,000 passengers were evacuated. |
| Many flights were suspended, with some arrivals diverted to Charles de Gaulle airport. | Many flights were suspended, with some arrivals diverted to Charles de Gaulle airport. |
| But the terminals reopened later in the day and normal flight operations were said to be resuming. | But the terminals reopened later in the day and normal flight operations were said to be resuming. |
| Terrified witnesses | Terrified witnesses |
| Ellie Guttetter, 18, from the US said: "We were sitting in Hall Three when all of a sudden people started running and telling us to run with them. | Ellie Guttetter, 18, from the US said: "We were sitting in Hall Three when all of a sudden people started running and telling us to run with them. |
| "The people running were passengers and flight attendants. It was pretty chaotic and everyone was panicking - it was scary." | "The people running were passengers and flight attendants. It was pretty chaotic and everyone was panicking - it was scary." |
| Another eyewitness, Meredith Dixon, described seeing panicked airline personnel, with no security or police personnel to usher people outside the airport complex. | Another eyewitness, Meredith Dixon, described seeing panicked airline personnel, with no security or police personnel to usher people outside the airport complex. |
| "It was complete chaos," she told the BBC. | "It was complete chaos," she told the BBC. |
| "There were no alarms. No overhead announcements. No organised evacuation. People just began running." | "There were no alarms. No overhead announcements. No organised evacuation. People just began running." |