Was she his accomplice?: Parisian knife stabber had contact with Islamist

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The Islamist radicalized attacker in Paris who stabbed a German and injured two other people had apparently been in contact with another Islamist before the crime. The 27-year-old was arrested on Saturday after the attack, the ‘Libération’ newspaper reported on Monday, citing investigators.

The attacker reportedly met the woman the day before the attack. Everything indicates that the perpetrator did not act alone and had been preparing the crime for weeks. While in custody, he confessed to his crime, saying he acted in response to the persecution of Muslims worldwide.

She had contact with convicted Islamists

As broadcaster Europe 1 reported, the attacker is said to have exchanged short messages on his mobile phone with the arrested woman just before his crime. The 27-year-old is said to have moved around already convicted Islamists in France. As ‘Libération’ wrote, according to investigators, the attacker had regular contact with Islamists known to the police. But nothing indicated an imminent act.

In late October, the attacker’s mother visited a police station to point out the deterioration of her son’s psychological condition since the outbreak of the Gaza war. While in police custody, the attacker said he chose to attack near the Eiffel Tower because it was a symbolic location and he could not stand seeing it illuminated in the colors of Israel, investigators reported. the newspaper.

The attacker killed a 23-year-old German tourist with a knife and injured two other people on Saturday evening, not far from the monument in Paris. Police arrested the man shortly afterwards. Anti-terror investigators came across a video in which the attacker pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State. (SDA)

Source: Blick