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Knife attack in Paris: radicalized, the attacker suffers from psychiatric disorders
Knife attack in Paris: radicalized, the attacker suffers from psychiatric disorders – (France 2)
The profile of the man who carried out the knife attack in Paris on Saturday December 2 and killed a tourist is becoming clearer. Armand R., 26 years old, was listed as S for radicalization and was sentenced to prison. He was also being monitored for significant psychiatric disorders.
A few hours after his arrest by police officers in the street on Saturday December 2 evening, the profile of the attacker took shape. The man who attacked several passers-by with a knife and then a hammer in Paris is called Armand R. This 26-year-old Frenchman was known to the justice system and was on file for radicalization. He had already been arrested in 2016 by the DGSI (General Directorate of Internal Security) and then sentenced to four years in prison. At the time, he was already planning to commit a violent attack, in the La Défense district (Hauts-de-Seine).
In contact with other terrorists
According to the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, upon his release from prison in 2020, he was placed under judicial supervision, and was also being monitored for significant psychiatric disorders. He was under treatment. According to our sources, the man stopped taking his treatment in 2022. Armand R. was in contact with other terrorists via social networks.
