- Safir Bghouia
Safir Bghouia (died
September 2 ,2001 ) resident ofBeziers ,France ofNorth African Muslim descent was a violent criminal with a long record. OnSeptember 2 ,2001 he went on an armed rampage and attacked police and city officials with machine guns and rocket launchers, killing Jean Farrel, secretary to the mayor of Beziers. Reportedly he claimed that he was the son of Allah before he was shot dead byGIPN forces. At his home, authorities found 10 grams ofdynamite , 1 RPG, a Kalashnikov assault rifle, andplastic explosives .References
* [http://www.racismeantiblanc.bizland.com/silenceselectif/bid24.htm Anti-immigrant site describing event]
* [http://366jours.free.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=95 (French) Calendar Site Mentioning the incident]
* [http://www.aijac.org.au/review/2002/276/france_antisem.html AIAJC article about anti-semitism]
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