Amedy Coulibaly

French terrorist

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Amedy Coulibaly was a French terrorist who, in January 2015, carried out attacks in Paris that resulted in the deaths of four hostages at a kosher grocery store. He had coordinated his actions with the Kouachi brothers, who attacked the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. While the Kouachi brothers pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Coulibaly declared his allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIL). Coulibaly's actions were part of a series of attacks that shook France in early 2015, highlighting the threat of militant Islam. He was killed by police during the siege at the grocery store.12

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…series of attacks, committed by Amedy Coulibaly, was at first thought to be independent from the assault on Charlie Hebdo. As the events unfolded, however, it came to light that he had been in contact with the Kouachis and that they had coordinated their actions. A video that emerged after…
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…series of attacks, committed by Amedy Coulibaly, was at first thought to be independent from the assault on Charlie Hebdo. As the events unfolded, however, it came to light that he had been in contact with the Kouachis and that they had coordinated their actions. A video that emerged after…
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