Garde-Colombe Explained
| Garde-Colombe |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Gap |
| Canton: | Serres |
| Insee: | 05053 |
| Postal Code: | 05300 |
| Mayor: | Damien Duranceau[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 44.346°N 5.771°W |
| Area Km2: | 34.61 |
Garde-Colombe (Vivaro-Alpine: Garda Colomba) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department of southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Eyguians, Lagrand and Saint-Genis.[2]
History
2016 knife attack
The newly minted commune was the location of the 20 July 2016 knife attack on a mother and her three daughters (aged 8,[3] 12, and 14) at a local VVF Lagrand resort. The 8-year old was airlifted by helicopter to Grenoble because of a punctured lung.[4] The perpetrator from Morocco,[5] Mohamed Boufarkouch, shouted "Allah akbar" (Allah is great) several times in jail.[6] Boufarkouch, who has been on disability since 2009,[7] was in Garde-Colombe with his two daughters and his pregnant wife. The prosecutor indicated that terrorism is not seen as a prime motivator, and indicated there were "no signs of religious radicalisation" and the suspect's practice of the Muslim religion "has been moderate."[8]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- http://www.hautes-alpes.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/RAA_no_95_bimensuel_Octobre_2015_1ere_quinzaine_1_sur_2_cle269eb7.pdf Arrêté préfectoral
- News: Mother and 3 Daughters Stabbed in French Holiday Village. 20 July 2016. Time. Three victims were said to have non-life threatening injuries but the fourth, the 8-year-old girl, was in a more serious condition.
- News: Mum And Daughters Stabbed In Holiday Village. 21 July 2016. Sky News (UK). An eight-year-old girl is believed to be fighting for her life after suffering a punctured lung in the attack in Garde-Colombe in the Hautes-Alpes region at around 10am on Tuesday..
- News: Man knifes mother and three daughters at French holiday park. 20 July 2016. BBC. the suspect in custody was of Moroccan origin and had been staying on the site with his own family next door to the victims..
- Web site: Suspect in French holiday stabbing shouts 'Allahu Akhbar' in prison. Daily Mirror. 19 July 2016.
- News: Sarrazin. Jean-Christophe. Agression de Lagrand : le suspect n'aurait pas supporté un geste du père des enfants. 21 July 2016. L'e-media 05. 20 July 2016. fr. He told investigators he was on disability since 2009.
- News: Pueyo. Serge. Drame dans les Hautes-Alpes : l'effarant mobile de l'agresseur. 28 July 2016. Le Parisien. 21 July 2016. fr. Cet incident n'a pas conduit le parquet antiterroriste de Paris à se saisir du dossier. Aucun signe de radicalisation religieuse n'a en effet été découvert par les enquêteurs, notamment lors de la perquisition du domicile du suspect à Limay (Yvelines). Mohamed B. est un musulman pratiquant. Sa femme est voilée. Il a déclaré que sa pratique de la religion était modérée. Selon lui, « les attentats et Daech n'ont rien à voir avec l'islam, qui est une religion de paix ».
