In late morning on 4 April 2020, a knife attack occurred in Romans-sur-Isere , Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, resulting in the death of two people and the wounding of five others. ^[2] The attacker, Abdallah Ahmed-Osman, a 33-year old Sudanese refugee, was charged with terrorist crimes.

Attack [ edit ]

The attacker entered a tobacco shop , where he stabbed the two owners and a customer, wounding them; he went on to a butcher's shop , where he stole a knife and killed a customer. He then killed another man, the owner of a local theatre who died shielding his twelve-year-old son, and then wounded two people waiting in line outside a bakery . ^[3]

The suspect was a 33-year-old Sudanese man who had obtained refugee status and a 10-year visa in 2017. ^{[4] [5]} According to Arabic-speaking witnesses, he shouted "Allah Akbar" when he launched his attack and, at the time of his arrest, kneeled down and recited the Shahada , the Muslim profession of faith. ^[6] A terrorism investigation was launched. Searches at his home revealed handwritten notes complaining about living in a "country of disbelievers". ^[7] On 8 April, he was indicted for "assassinations and attempted assassinations in connection with a terrorist group". ^[8]

The attack occurred during the national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France . ^{[9] [10]}

See also [ edit ]

• Paris police headquarters stabbing
• 2017 London Bridge attack
• 2016 Nice truck attack
• November 2015 Paris attacks
• 2019 Lyon bombing
• 2019 Lyon stabbings
• Murder of Samuel Paty

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