Deadly ‘racist’ attack in France: Are hate crimes rising in Europe?

A gunman in northern France has killed one person and injured five, including a 12-year-old girl who was seriously wounded, in what authorities are calling a racially motivated “terrorist” attack.The shooting on Friday was carried out as mounting and often violent cost-of-living protests grip the country with more demonstrations expected on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4San Diego mosque shooting: What we know about the victims and the attackerslist 2 of 4After San Diego shooting, Muslim Americans aim to turn grief into actionlist 3 of 4One person killed in suspected ‘Islamophobic’ shooting near Parislist 4 of 4Chocolates and a chat: A peaceful response to Quran burnings in Swedenend of listPresident Emmanuel Macron called the shooting “a terrorist and racist attack”.So what was behind this attack? And has there been a rise in Islamophobia in Europe?Here’s what we know:What has happened in France?About 10:30am (08:30 GMT) on Friday, a gunman drove through the towns of Trappes and La Verriere, a working class area on the outskirts of Paris with a large immigrant and Muslim population, and fired an automatic weapon randomly at a petrol station, a medical centr...