Notre-Dame de Paris bombing attempt

Notre-Dame de Paris bombing attempt
Notre-Dame de Paris bombing attempt is located in Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris bombing attempt
Notre-Dame de Paris bombing attempt (Paris)
LocationParis, France
Coordinates48°51′11″N 2°20′59″E / 48.8530°N 2.3498°E / 48.8530; 2.3498
Date4 September 2016
Attack type
Failed car bombing
WeaponsGas canisters inside a Peugeot 607
Deaths0
Injured0
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant[1]

On 4 September 2016, a car containing seven canisters of gas and pages with Arabic writing was found parked near Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ Hinnant, Lori (7 September 2016). "Gas Containers Found Near Notre Dame". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ^ Samuel, Henry (8 September 2016). "Gas tanks and Arabic documents found in unmarked car by Paris' Notre Dame cathedral spark terror fears". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. ^ "French counter-terror police 'foil planned suicide attack at Paris tourist spot'". The Local. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.