1986 Paris police station attack
The far-left Direct Action (AD) terror group detonated a bomb at the headquarters of the Brigade de répression du banditisme (BRB) police division in Paris, France, on 9 July 1986. It killed the division's chief inspector, Marcel Basdevant, and injured 22 other officers. The group claimed responsibility two days later.
| 1986 Paris police station attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of terrorism in France | |
Quai de Gesvres in 2012, street of the police station | |
| Location | Quai de Gesvres, Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 48.8570°N 2.3486°E |
| Date | 9 July 1986 4:00 pm |
| Weapons | IED |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 22 |
| Perpetrator | Action directe |
The bomb is thought to have contained 10 kg of explosives and was planted in a restroom on the third floor. It caused major damage to the building, which was still new. Maxime Frérot, a member of Action Directe's Lyon branch, was arrested in 1989 for the attack. He was eventually sentenced to serve 23 years in prison.
On the same day, the West German Red Army Faction (which was allied with Direct Action) assassinated Karl Heinz Beckurts in Bavaria.