2023-05-01 20:33:25
Scary kids this Monday afternoon at the Enghien-les-Bains casino. For a short time, the employees of the establishment believed in a terrorist attack. Around 2 p.m., a 25-year-old young man showed up at the entrance to the establishment. He is wearing a vest that appears to have been fitted with explosives. He goes to the cashier, threatens to blow everything up if she doesn’t give him the money, then breaks the window protecting the counter.
The security officials of the establishment intervene and try to negotiate with the young man. According to initial information, they would have managed to convince him to separate from his vest, which seemed to present no risk, before controlling it. The man unknown to the police was arrested and taken into custody. The deminers, who went on the spot, confirmed that the belt was fake.
After having lost a lot, he would have liked to reimburse himself
According to first elements, the young man would have organized this robbery after having lost a lot of money. He would have liked to pay himself back.
The games room, where 200 people were at the time, was evacuated. Taking fright, a customer jumped from the first floor when the alert was given but escaped unscathed, said another police source. The cashier was very shocked. The casino has set up a psychological unit.
An investigation was opened and entrusted to the branch of the judicial police of Val-d’Oise and to the regional direction of the judicial police (DRPJ).
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