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Deadly knife attack near Paris being treated as terror-related | |
2020-01-05 | |
[IsraelTimes] Prosecutor says attacker yelled ’ French prosecutors have said a knife attack on Friday that left one man dead and two women injured in a park in the Gay Paree area is being treated as terror-related.
They said their investigations now justify a probe into "murder and attempted murder in relation to a terrorist undertaking." Earlier Saturday, Creteil prosecutor Laure Beccuau described the assailant as a 22-year-old man with a long and serious psychiatric history. Speaking at a news conference, she said he had converted to Islam between May and July 2019 and that he shouted " She added that Sherlocks are also looking into the assailant’s phone calls and computer equipment. No accomplice has been identified. Philippe Bugeaud, deputy director of the judicial police, said a letter ‐ details of which were not revealed ‐ and several books about Islam were found in the assailant’s bag, including some about Salafism, widely considered to be a strict interpretation of Sunni Islam. Two women injured in the attack have left the hospital. Related: Villejuif: 2020-01-03 Suspected Terrorist Killed After Stabbing Bystanders in Paris Villejuif: 2017-09-11 2 suspects in France face terror charges over explosives lab Villejuif: 2017-09-08 Paris ‘bomb factory’ suspects believed to have links to Syria | |
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#1 police say books on Islam were found in his bag. When there's a shortage of toilet paper... |
Posted by: Skidmark 2020-01-05 10:37 |