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Teen Killed In Axe Attack In France, Fears Of Riots Grow
- A 17-year-old Turkish boy named Hassne was fatally attacked with an axe in a Lidl parking lot in Nogent-sur-Oise on Tuesday, May 21, 2025.
- Authorities say the premeditated attack involved three youths and possibly stemmed from rival gang conflicts amid escalating local violence.
- Officials deployed 50 officers including anti-terror units and a crisis unit at Creil Sud Oise government headquarters to prepare for potential riots.
- A widely circulated video showing Hassne’s attack and his mother’s screams sparked public shock, with Deputy Mokhtar Allouache calling it "everyone's business."
- The killing has intensified fears of unrest and reflects broader issues of youth violence and social disorder in northern France’s communities.
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During their custody, the three suspects of 16, 17 and 19 years of age eventually recognized an involvement, explaining that they wanted to "press" the victim.
On Tuesday 20 May, shortly before 7 p.m., the apparent tranquillity of the parking lot of the Lidl de Nogent-sur-Oise (Oise) flew in bursts. A 17-year-old man, Huseyin, living in the commune, received an axe on his neck, before succumbing to this fatal wound. According to the information obtained by current values, the victim, of Kurdo-Turkish origin, had an appointment that evening with three acquaintances, aged 16, 17 and 18, from the neighbou…
On Tuesday, 20 May, at the beginning of the evening, a minor living in Nogent-sur-Oise received an axe on his neck before dying in the parking lot of the supermarket. Several people were arrested
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A 17-year-old was killed on Tuesday night in the parking lot of a Lidl in Nogent-sur-Oise, Oise. The three suspects admitted to the investigating judge their involvement and claimed to have acted in retaliation.
A new attack has been carried out against Turks in France in recent years. Hasan Horuz, a 17-year-old young Turkish man from Kahramanmaraş, was killed with an axe in a supermarket parking lot in the city of Nogent-sur-Oise in the Oise region of France. It was reported that three people who had escaped and were identified as Turks were captured.
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