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Radicalized Muslim Killed After Seizing Soldier's Gun At Paris Orly Airport In Terrorist Attack

Radicalized Muslim Killed After Seizing Soldier's Gun At Paris Orly Airport In Terrorist Attack

A man was shot dead by security forces after seizing a soldier's gun at Paris Orly airport on Saturday while in a separate incident a police officer was shot and injured north of the French capital, the French Interior Ministry said. 

The incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack

Vacant Homes Are A Global Epidemic (And Paris Is Fighting It With A 60% Tax)

Vacant Homes Are A Global Epidemic (And Paris Is Fighting It With A 60% Tax)

Via Stephen Punwasi of BetterDwelling.com,

Runaway real estate speculation has been filling global capitals with vacant homes, creating artificial shortages in the world’s most sought after cities. The “shortage” has made local home owners wealthy overnight, but it comes at the cost of turning lively cities into empty shells. The city of Paris has decided it’s had enough, and implemented a tax in 2015. They didn’t quite get the results they wanted, so they’re now tripling the tax to 60%.

Research Indicates Massive ISIS Networks In Europe While Europol Warns Of Imminent Attacks

Research Indicates Massive ISIS Networks In Europe While Europol Warns Of Imminent Attacks

Via Disobedient Media

In December 2016, Europol released a statement warning that ISIS was likely to soon enact plans to stage large scale terror attacks in multiple states across the EU. The operations have been planned since 2013 but are now being accelerated due to ISIS' territorial losses in the Middle East to coalition forces.

French Bonds, Euro Spike After French Candidate Bayrou Endorses Macron, Le Pen's Chief Of Staff Detained

French Bonds, Euro Spike After French Candidate Bayrou Endorses Macron, Le Pen's Chief Of Staff Detained

Update: as expected Macron has expected Bayrou's alliance offer, AFP reports. It is still unclear if Bayrou has official withdrawn from the presidential campaign.

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European assets spiked from near session lows, with the Euro and French OATs jumping, dragging Bunds lower and pushing US indices to intraday highs after French politician Francois Bayrou announced he was endorsing Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming presidential election, without saying if he decides not to run.

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