Trump Says Paris Attack “Will Have Big Effect On Election” As French Police Hunt Second Suspect
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Apr 21, 2017
President Trump tweeted on Friday morning that this week’s “terrorist attack in Paris” will have “a big effect” on the country’s presidential election set for Sunday.
On Thursday, a gunman was shot dead after opening fire on officers along the Champs Elysees, killing one and wounding another. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack which overshadowed the last day of campaigning for Sunday’s presidential election first round, bringing raw issues surrounding Islamist militancy to the fore.
Trump did not mention any of the presidential contenders in France’s election by name. Eleven candidates are running, with four seen as have the best chances for making a run-off of two, which would be held May 7. Trump’s tweet comes the day after he offered “condolences from our people to the people of France” during a press conference at the White House.
And while markets remain in a holding pattern, trying to decide if Thursday’s attack will have an impact on the outcome of Sunday’s race, the French probe into the shooter and his accomplice continued.
As reported last night, the man who shot dead a French policeman in an Islamist militant attack had served time for armed assaults on law enforcement officers, police sources said on Friday, as authorities sought a second suspect flagged by Belgian security services. The gunman, identified as Karim Cheurfi, opened fire on a police vehicle parked on the Champs Elysees in Paris late on Thursday, killing one officer and injuring two others before being shot dead.
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