US EditionMan 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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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.
The attack came days after the magazine had republished sketches depicting Muhammad
A Pakistani wanted to take revenge for the "blasphemous" Mohammed cartoons by Charlie Hebdo, but got the address wrong. more...
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 …
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