AS IT IS 2016-01-08 Man Shot on Charlie Hebdo Anniversary in Paris

AS IT IS 2016-01-08 Man Shot on Charlie Hebdo Anniversary in Paris

French police shot and killed a man as he sought to attack a police station Thursday.

The incident took place on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine by Islamic extremists.

The police shooting happened in northern Paris. The man carried a knife and appeared to be wearing an explosives vest.

French officials say the man was thought to have shouted “Allah Akbar” (God is great) before police shot him. Police were reported as saying the vest contained no explosives.

News of the shooting came after French President Francois Hollande announced new security guidelines for armed police. He also remembered and honored the three officers who died in the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

Two French-born brothers killed 11 people inside the magazine’s office on January 7, 2015. A police officer was shot and killed outside the office. A Jewish grocery store was also attacked on that day. A total of 17 people were killed.

Hollande’s comments were made at a ceremony at Paris’ police headquarters. The president honored the officers killed while protecting French citizens one year ago. He also praised the country’s security forces. Many are now deployed¹ around schools, airports and other public places to defend against terror attacks.

France remains² under a state of emergency following the November 2015 attacks in Paris and its suburbs.

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vest – n. a special piece of clothing that you wear on your upper body

grocery store – n. a store that sells food and household supplies

suburbs – n. a town or other area where people live in houses near a larger city

1 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。