Avignon threats

On the 29 October 2020, a man threatened people with a gun in Avignon, Vaucluse, France. He was Fabien Badaroux, who claimed to be part of the far-right identitarian group Génération identitaire. This could not be confirmed. The group said the man was not one of their members. Badaroux argued with a person from the Maghreb. A bystander alerted the police. Badaroux was killed by police, wanting to arrest him at 11.15 local time. The attack is not classified as terrorism. Later, the threatened driver told police that Badaroux had done a Nazi salute, and charged his weapon, before threatening him. According to some sources, Badaroux was treated in a psychiatric hospital nearby. He was a local man from Avignon, aged 33.

This incident took place on the same day as a triple killing in Nice.

References

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  3. ↑ "Avignon : un homme armé abattu par la police, la piste terroriste écartée". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Man shot dead in France after threatening public with weapon". The Independent. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  5. 1 2 Staff, The New Arab (29 October 2020). "French police shoot dead attacker 'linked to far-right Generation Identity'". alaraby. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  6. 1 2 Cornevin, Christophe (2020-10-29). "Un homme, qui menaçait des passants avec une arme, abattu à Avignon". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-29.