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| Orly airport: France launches terror investigation | Orly airport: France launches terror investigation |
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| French anti-terror prosecutors are investigating an attack at Paris's Orly airport by a gunman who was eventually shot dead by security forces. | French anti-terror prosecutors are investigating an attack at Paris's Orly airport by a gunman who was eventually shot dead by security forces. |
| Ziyed Ben Belgacem, 39, was killed on Saturday after he put a gun to a soldier's head saying he wanted to "die for Allah", officials say. | Ziyed Ben Belgacem, 39, was killed on Saturday after he put a gun to a soldier's head saying he wanted to "die for Allah", officials say. |
| Earlier that day he had been involved in a shooting and then a carjacking. | Earlier that day he had been involved in a shooting and then a carjacking. |
| Belgacem is described as having been radicalised in prison, and was on a police watch-list. | Belgacem is described as having been radicalised in prison, and was on a police watch-list. |
| His criminal record included convictions for armed robbery and drugs offences, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters late on Saturday. | His criminal record included convictions for armed robbery and drugs offences, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters late on Saturday. |
| 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. |
| Operation Sentinel | Operation Sentinel |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Flights were suspended for several hours. Both terminals reopened later on Saturday and flight operations gradually resumed. | Flights were suspended for several hours. Both terminals reopened later on Saturday and flight operations gradually resumed. |