French police foil 'imminent' church terror attack

[Warren Stupidity]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/22/french-police-foil-attack/26167987/

French authorities on Wednesday said they foiled an "imminent" terrorist attack on at least one church after a man was arrested in Paris with an arsenal of weapons.

The 24-year-old IT student was only detained on Sunday because he shot himself in the leg, prosecutors said.

The man called for an ambulance, and was found bleeding on a pavement in the 13th arrondissement of the city, the Guardian reported. Police followed a trail of blood to his car, where they found the weapons. Several more weapons were found at the suspect's home.

"Documents were also found and they prove, without any ambiguity, that the individual was preparing an imminent attack, in all probability, against one or two churches," Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.

The man, who was not identified by police, was said to be an Islamic extremist known to security forces for having expressed a desire to travel to Syria.

[trotsky]

1. "was said to be an Islamic extremist known to security forces"

But, as a few vocal disruptors would tell you, this most certainly had nothing to do with religion.

[AlbertCat]

2. The 24-year-old IT student

Yeah..... but was he a good student?

[beam me up scottie]

3. If this guy claims his religion was the motivating factor he's a liar.

And anyone who takes his word for it is an islamaphobic bigot.

Did I get that right?

[bvf]

4. Yes.

Much the same way a bank robbery isn't about money.

[beam me up scottie]

6. Oh, good.

I keep forgetting. Maybe I need to repeat it a few times.

Good works are inspired by religion, bad works aren't.

Good works are inspired by religion, bad works aren't.

Good works are inspired by religion, bad works aren't.

[Curmudgeoness]

5. In reading this, all I kept thinking was

"please don't let this be an atheist".

I got to the end of the excerpt, and my prayers were answered.

[bvf]

7. Amazing what you can accomplish

with the power of prayer, isn't it?

Right now, I'm praying for world peace, and a winning lottery ticket.

I pray to Joe Pesci, btw.

[Arugula Latte]

8. Proof that prayer works!