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Added on the 12/10/2021 14:03:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
In 2015 Ayoub El Khazzani, a 25-year-old Moroccan, was stopped by several passengers including several American tourists as he prepared to launch a terrorist attack on a French high-speed Thalys train travelling to the French capital from Brussels. He stands trial in Paris and the prosecution lawyer, Thibault de Montbrial, says any attempt at repentance by the accused should be ignored. SOUNDBITE
Images of the scene where a municipality worker was shot dead in Grenoble as he tried to arrest a drunken road accident offender who was fleeing the scene. IMAGES
Images of people walking in the streets of Lyon, as France's temperatures are expected to reach their peak on Monday afternoon, with 40 departments placed on orange heatwave alert by the French weather agency Météo-France. IMAGES
Images of SNCF employees and police officers working on the railway tracks in Croisilles, northern France, following attacks on the train network, hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris. IMAGES
People wait at London's St Pancras International after several Eurostar trains between Paris and London were cancelled due to a massive sabotage attack on France's high-speed rail network, according to the company. IMAGES