Paris killer taught to shoot by French police
ONE of the terrorists who killed at least 90 people at the Bataclan theatre in Paris was trained to shoot by French police.
Bataclan killer Samy Amimour was taught to kill by French police
Samy Amimour was one of the suicide bombers who also used a Kalashnikov to murder gig goers on November 13.
The attack was part of a series of atrocities which killed 130 and left 350 seriously injured.
Samy Amimour
Amimour, who came from the Paris suburb of Drancy, trained at the police shooting club in the city.
He registered for a gun licence in 2011, and took an initiation course at the club, which has almost 2500 members, in April 2012.
I-Tele television station says Amimour had no criminal record when he started the course, and shaved off his beard so he would not arouse suspicion.
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Officers showed Amimour how to use a semi automatic handgun, using 38 Special and 22 Long Rifle ammunition.
The 28-year-old become known to counter-terrorist agents in 2012, when he was charged with 'conspiracy to commit terrorism'.
He was accused of trying to get to Yemen, but was later released on bail before travelling to Syria on September 11, 2013.
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This meant he violated the terms of his bail, so judges issued an international warrant for his arrest.
Amimour's father, 67-year-old Mohamed Amimour, has spoken about his failed attempt to extract his son from the control of IS commanders.
The Bataclan attack was the worst of the Paris atrocities
He had a 'distant sort of smile
Mr Amimour met up with his radicalised child in Syria, but said he had a 'distant sort of smile' and refused to return home.
The news comes as five men went on trial in the French capital changed with terror offences.
One of them, Salem Benghalem, 35, is believed to be one of the ringleaders behind November’s attacks.