2023-12-03 00:41:22
One person has died and another has been injured in an attack perpetrated this Saturday in the 16th District of Paris, as reported by the French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, and the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office has announced that it is investigating the events.
“The Police have just bravely arrested an attacker who attacked passers-by in Paris, around the Grenelle Quay. One deceased and one injured treated by Paris firefighters. Please avoid the area,” Darmanin posted on X.
The area is located near the Eiffel Tower, one of the most touristic spots in the French capital. The aggressor has already been arrested by the Police, reports BFMTV television.
According to chain sources, The man – who had a criminal record – attacked a passer-by with a knife on the Bir Hakeim Bridge. The victim went into cardiorespiratory arrest and died. This is a man of German nationality born in the Philippines.
The suspect He attacked at least two other tourists with a hammer and allegedly shouted “Allah Akbar” (Allah is the greatest) before being arrested on the Parc de Passy avenue. A woman has been injured.
The aggressor would be a 26-year-old French citizen from Neuilly-sur-Seine, according to police sources cited by BFMTV. During the arrest, the suspect told police that “he could no longer bear that Muslims were dying in both Afghanistan and Palestine.” According to Darmanin, who spoke after visiting the place, the DGSI knew him for his radical Islam and he presents “significant psychiatric disorders.”
The attacker was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 because he had already wanted to carry out a violent act, but the DGSI had prevented him from doing so, Darmanin has also indicated, and according to the information BFMTV has, It was a planned attack in La Défense, a business district in Paris.
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