Zaheer Mahmood, a 29-year-old Pakistani national, was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Paris court for a 2020 knife attack on two individuals outside the former offices of Charlie Hebdo. The attack was motivated by extremist ideology and came as part of a larger wave of terrorism linked to the contentious issue of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad. The court also sentenced five accomplices involved in the conspiracy, underlining the continuing concerns over radicalization and the impact of extremist beliefs.
The court found Zaheer Mahmood guilty of attempted murder and terrorist conspiracy for a knife attack on two individuals outside Charlie Hebdo's former offices in 2020.
Mahmood was influenced by hardline cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, whose party supports controversial blasphemy laws in Pakistan.
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