The man suspected of stabbing the Sentinelle soldier on Monday evening in Paris was already known for murder in a case dating back to 2018, franceinfo also learned from a police source.
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The man suspected of having stabbed a soldier from Operation Sentinelle at the Gare de l’Est in Paris on Monday evening has been admitted to psychiatric care, France Télévisions learned on Tuesday July 16 from a police source.
The suspect was already known for murder in a case dating back to 2018, franceinfo also learned from a police source. Still according to this source, the man “said he was a Christian and would have shouted ‘God is big'” during the attack. He claims to have acted “because the military is killing people in his country”Born in the Republic of Congo, the arrested man is of French nationality and was naturalized in 2006.
The vital prognosis of the injured soldier “is not engaged”Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said on Monday. The Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, brings on X his “thoughts for the wounded soldier”. “Support and recognition for our armed forces who are participating more than ever in ensuring the security of the French people”he adds. He is going this Tuesday, after the Council of Ministers, to the Percy military hospital in Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine) to be at his bedside, franceinfo learned from the minister’s office.
The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into attempted murder and has notified the second district of the Paris judicial police. “The circumstances and motivation of the attack are currently under investigation.”the prosecution said Monday evening.
