“We strongly condemn terrorism and stand at the side of the French people. Democracy cannot be intimidated” the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on Twitter, on Friday.
According to the latest police reports, French authorities had already placed 39-year-old Karim Cheurfi on a watch list before he fired a Kalashnikov on Thursday, killing a 37-year-old policeman and wounding two officers before he fled on foot.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.
Terrorists struck again Paris in November 2015 in the northern suburb of Saint-Denis with suicide bombers killing 130 people including 89 at the Bataclan theatre during a concert. In July 2016, a cargo truck rammed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, killing 86 people.
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