During the incident aboard American Airlines Flight 1561 in 2011 , the person attempting to bash his way into the cockpit was heard shouting " Allāhu akbar " . Mohammed Merah recorded himself shouting " Allahu akbar " as he killed three French paratroopers in the 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings . In the 2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack witnesses reported that the perpetrators screamed " Allāhu akbar " as they axed and shot at the worshippers . The killers in the January 2015 '' Charlie Hebdo '' shooting in Paris shouted " Allāhu akbar " during their attack . During the November 2015 Paris attacks , witnesses reported hearing gunmen shouting " Allāhu akbar " before opening fire in the Bataclan theatre , killing 89 people
2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack
2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack
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