1996 Paris Métro bombing

On 3 December 1996 an IED blew up on the southbound tracks of the Gare de Port-Royal station in Paris, France. 4 people were killed. The casualties included two French citizens, a Moroccan and a Canadian. Following the bombing French officials activated the "Vigipirate" nationwide security plan drawn up a year earlier in the wake of a series of bombings in France. The plan included police and army patrols in sensitive public areas and spot checks across the country.

1996 Paris Métro bombing

On 3 December 1996 an IED blew up on the southbound tracks of the Gare de Port-Royal station in Paris, France. 4 people were killed. The casualties included two French citizens, a Moroccan and a Canadian. Following the bombing French officials activated the "Vigipirate" nationwide security plan drawn up a year earlier in the wake of a series of bombings in France. The plan included police and army patrols in sensitive public areas and spot checks across the country.