ISIS Bataclan terrorist who killed 89 people was trained to shoot by FRENCH POLICE at gun club after shaving off his beard to avoid suspicion
- Suicide bomber Samy Amimour shot fans dead before blowing himself up
- He registered for gun licence in 2011 and trained at a police shooting club
- Officers taught him how to use a semi-automatic gun on initiation course
- Charged with 'conspiracy to commit terrorism' a year later and fled to Syria
- See more of the latest news updates on the ISIS Paris attackers
Killer: Samy Amimour, one of the ISIS bombers who stormed the Bataclan killing 89 people had been taught to shoot automatic weapons by French police
An Islamic State gunman involved in the murders of 89 people in central Paris was trained to shoot by the French police, it emerged today.
Samy Amimour, 28, was one of the suicide bombers who also used a Kalashnikov automatic rifle to cause the bloodbath at the Bataclan theatre on November 13.
He was behind a number of coordinated attacks, which saw a total of 130 people killed and some 350 seriously wounded.
Now it has emerged that 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 2,500 members, in April 2012.
I-Tele television station today reports that Amimour had no criminal record when he started the course and shaved off his beard so he would not arouse suspicion.
Officers showed Amimour how to use a semi-automatic handgun, using 38 Special and 22 Long Rifle ammunition.
Amimour 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.
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 ISIS commanders.
Mr Amimour met up with his radicalised son in Syria, but said he had a 'distant sort of smile' and refused to return home.
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Horror: Inside the blood-smeared hall of the Bataclan Theatre, where 89 people were slaughtered by jihadi gunmen on the night of the Paris attacks
Meanwhile, a terrorist freed by France to become one of the most feared ISIS operatives in the world went on trial today with five other men in Paris.
But instead of facing a life sentence for his murderous crimes, 35-year-old Salim Benghalem was believed to be in Syria, planning more atrocities.
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His 'in absentia' trial is a cause of huge frustration to security services across the world, especially in the USA, which has viewed him as a major threat for years.
Many believe Benghalem, who was also born in suburban Paris, was one of the ringleaders of the November 13 attacks.
French President Francois Hollande and U.S. President Barack Obama place flowers at a makeshift memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks at the Bataclan in Paris
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