1986 Paris police station attack

1986 Paris police station attack
Part of terrorism in France
Quai de Gesvres in 2012, street of the police station
LocationQuai de Gesvres, Paris, France
Coordinates48°51′25″N 2°20′55″E / 48.8570°N 2.3486°E / 48.8570; 2.3486
Date9 July 1986
4:00 pm
WeaponsIED
Deaths1
Injured22
PerpetratorAction directe

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.