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Man jailed for 30 years for Charlie Hebdo meat cleaver attack

A man named Zaheer Mahmood was sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempting to murder two people with a meat cleaver outside Charlie Hebdo's former offices in 2020.
Zaheer Mahmood attacked employees of Premières Lignes news agency, believing Charlie Hebdo was still located there.
Five other Pakistani men were also sentenced for supporting Mahmood, receiving prison terms of three to 12 years.
Mahmood was influenced by radical preacher Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who called for violence against blasphemers.

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Jerusalem Post

Man jailed for 30 years for Charlie Hebdo terror attack

The perpetrator of the attack, Zaheer Mahmood, 29, hadn't realized that the satirical weekly magazine had moved offices and wounded two employees of another agency.

2 months ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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Latestly

Pak Man Gets Jailed for 30 Years for Killing Two by Paris Court

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Mahmood (29), a Pakistan national, was accused of the knife attack on two people outside the former offices of the satirical magazine 'Charlie Hebdo' in 2020, as per Euro News. World News | Pak Man Gets Jailed for 30 Years for Killing Two by Paris Court.

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Protothema

Man sentenced to 30 years for attempting to murder two people outside Charlie Hebdo

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TAZ

30 years in prison for knife attack in Paris: attempted murder out of revenge

A Pakistani wanted to take revenge for the "blasphemous" Mohammed cartoons by Charlie Hebdo, but got the address wrong. more...

2 months ago·Berlin, Germany

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The New Arab

Man jailed for attack aimed at French magazine Charlie Hebdo

A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a Pakistani man to 30 years in jail for attempting to murder two people outside the former offices of Charlie Hebdo in 2020 with a meat cleaver. When he carried out the attack, 29-year-old Zaheer Mahmood wrongly believed the satirical newspaper was still based in the building, which was targeted by Islamists a decade ago for publishing cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammed. In fact, Charlie Hebdo had moved …

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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