In the trial of the Islamist terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015, the main defendant apologized to the victims. He asks to hate him in moderation. It was the first time during the seven-month trial that the man uttered words of sympathy.
“I want to offer my condolences and apologies to all the victims. I know that the hatred continues (…), today I ask you to hate me in moderation,” Salah Abdeslam said Friday in court in Paris. He is the only survivor of the terror group. He had already admitted in court. to be involved in the attacks, which killed 130 people. However, he claims that he deliberately did not detonate his explosive vest because he had decided otherwise. There are doubts about this statement, as the explosive vest of the 32-year-old year was defective, an expert determined.
All questions unanswered
Abdeslam left all other questions unanswered, although he testified extensively at the trial. The perpetrator did not reveal who planned, financed and coordinated the series of attacks, who set the targets and where further attacks were originally planned. Instead, he emphasized his continued sympathy for the Islamic State (IS) terrorist militia. The series of attacks was a “defense move by IS over alleged French attacks on Islamists in Syria with civilian casualties”. He handed over the responsibility for this to the then French president François Hollande. Relatives and survivors reacted indignantly to these words.
In the series of attacks on November 13, 2015, extremists killed a total of 130 people. Three attackers committed a massacre in the Bataclan concert hall, others attacked bars and restaurants. At the Stade de France, three suicide bombers blew themselves up during an international football match between Germany and France. IS claimed responsibility for the crimes. A total of 20 suspected Islamists have been charged.
Source: Krone
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