Tag: Coulibaly
Posted on Tue Jan 13, 2015 at 08:54:00 AM EST
Tags: Coulibaly, Charlie Hebdo (all tags)
One issue regarding the Kosher market attacks by Coulibaly continues to have conflicting information: his motive for picking the Kosher market. In his swan song video and his conversations recorded when his phone had not hung up after talking to a news station, he doesn't mention animosity towards Jews as a motive. His anger is directed at the French Government.
Now there's an interview with one of the hostages who he was talking to him during the incident, trying to empathize with him. The hostage says:
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Posted on Sun Jan 11, 2015 at 07:23:33 PM EST
Tags: ISIS, Coulibaly, Paris Shootings (all tags)
Al Hayat Media, one of the media arms for the Islamic State (ISIS) has released a “martyrdom” video of Almedy Coulibaly, recorded before the Kosher market siege, pledging allegiance to the Islamic State and explaining his reasons for hooking up with the Kouachi brothers and embarking on his killing spree. It’s already down from You Tube, but you can watch it here, here or here. Even though it is in French, I suggest you watch it to see the editing. If you'd rather read about it, descriptions by the media are here and here.
Al Hayat takes video recorded by Coulibaly after the Charlie Hebdo killings and the killing of the policewoman, but before the market killings, and adds its own text and descriptions, giving the impression he is being interviewed by ISIS. [More...]
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Posted on Sat Jan 10, 2015 at 09:33:00 AM EST
Tags: France, Kosher Market, Coulibaly (all tags)
Update: Police say Hayat Boumeddiene is believed to have left for Turkey before the attacks and may be headed to Syria or now in Syria.
Update: A Muslim employee at the Kosher market is being hailed as a hero for protecting the shoppers in the freezer.
When the Islamist gunman broke into the store, Lassana Bathily, a 24-year-old Muslim from the African country of Mali, told customers to hide in the store's basement freezer.Closing the freezer's doors, he told the customers to wait calmly inside while he keeps a lookout. After police raided the supermarket and killed gunman Amedy Coulibaly, the hostages emerged safely from the freezer.
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