PARIS: One particular person died and two others have been injured after a person attacked vacationers in central Paris close to the Eiffel Tower, Inside Minister Gerald Darmanin stated on Saturday (Dec 2).
Police shortly arrested the 26-year-old man, a French nationwide, utilizing a Taser stun gun, Darmanin informed reporters.
The suspect had been sentenced to 4 years in jail in 2016 for planning one other assault and was on the French safety providers’ watch listing, and was additionally recognized for having psychiatric issues, the inside minister added.
The assault passed off round 7pm GMT (Sunday, 3am, Singapore time) when the person attacked a vacationer couple with a knife on the Quai de Grenelle, a number of ft away from the Eiffel Tower, mortally wounding a German nationwide. He was then chased by police and attacked two different individuals with a hammer earlier than being arrested.
The suspect had shouted out “Allahu Akbar” (God is best) and informed police he was upset as a result of “so many Muslims are dying in Afghanistan and in Palestine” and was additionally upset concerning the Gaza state of affairs, Darmanin stated.
The anti-terrorism prosecutor’s workplace stated it was accountable for the investigation.
Saturday night time’s incident in central Paris occurred lower than eight months earlier than the French capital hosts the Olympic Video games and will increase questions on safety on the international sporting occasion.
Paris plans an unprecedented opening ceremony on the Seine river that will draw as many as 600,000 spectators.
