In French City Hit by Terrorist Attack, Residents Blame Far-Right Rhetoric NYT - World By: Ségolène Le Stradic 6 November 2026 at 19:01 In Trappes, a suburb of Paris with a large immigrant population, residents believe that a shooting was fueled by years of anti-immigrant sentiment. © Pedro Nunes/ReutersAli Rabeh, the mayor of Trappes, France, speaking at a gathering in the city last week. He has criticized how right-wing critics have portrayed the city.