A prisoner who committed France’s first prison jihadist terror attack has been stripped of his French nationality.
The decision to revoke Bilal Taghi’s citizenship was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on Aug. 7.
Prisoner Behind France’s First Jihadist Prison Attack Stripped of Nationality
Moroccan Bilal Taghi attempted to assassinate two prison guards in the 2016 attack.
A journalist looks at a cell door at the Sante prison in Paris on Sept. 10, 2014. Joel Saget /AFP via Getty Images
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