A series of shootings at Paris media and banking sites in November 2013 triggered a manhunt ending in the capture of a gunman linked to a 1994 criminal case.
Key Facts
- First attack date
- 15 November 2013
- Second attack date
- 18 November 2013
- Targets
- BFM TV, Libération newspaper, Société Générale HQ
- Gunman
- Abdelhakim Dekhar
- Prior criminal link
- 1994 Rey-Maupin affair
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Abdelhakim Dekhar, already known to French police for his involvement in the 1994 Rey-Maupin affair, carried out a series of armed attacks against prominent media and financial institutions in Paris in November 2013. His specific motivations for targeting these organisations were not detailed in available sources.
On 15 November 2013, Dekhar attacked the offices of BFM TV in Paris. Three days later he attacked the offices of the newspaper Libération and the headquarters of Société Générale bank. He also hijacked a motorist, forcing the driver toward the Champs-Élysées before releasing him, spreading alarm across the city.
The attacks prompted a large-scale manhunt across Paris. Dekhar was subsequently apprehended by French authorities. The incidents raised concerns about security at high-profile media and financial institutions in the French capital.