Nemmouche was arrested with a Kalashnikov , a handgun , an audio recording claiming responsibility and a white sheet emblazoned with the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , according to the Institute for the Study of War . The attack is believed to have been inspired by ISIS . December 20 , 2014 - A man - A man stabs conflict.attack.stabbing three police officers in the French city of Tours . The attacker was a 20-year - old French citizen who was born in Burundi . He was shot dead by police .