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Paris police killings: Attacker showed signs of 'radicalisation' | Paris police killings: Attacker showed signs of 'radicalisation' |
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An attacker who killed four people at the police headquarters in Paris adhered to a radical version of Islam, anti-terrorist prosecutors have said. | An attacker who killed four people at the police headquarters in Paris adhered to a radical version of Islam, anti-terrorist prosecutors have said. |
Prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said Mickaël Harpon had contact with members of the Salafist movement. | Prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said Mickaël Harpon had contact with members of the Salafist movement. |
He had exchanged text messages of a religious nature with his wife before the attack, the prosecutor added. | He had exchanged text messages of a religious nature with his wife before the attack, the prosecutor added. |
He also defended the 2015 terrorist attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo and other atrocities, Mr Ricard said. | He also defended the 2015 terrorist attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo and other atrocities, Mr Ricard said. |
Anti-terror investigators took over the inquiry on Friday. It was initially regarded as a criminal matter. | Anti-terror investigators took over the inquiry on Friday. It was initially regarded as a criminal matter. |
The 45-year-old IT expert, who worked at the police headquarters, was shot dead on Thursday by a junior police officer after he attacked colleagues in several offices at the central police building. | The 45-year-old IT expert, who worked at the police headquarters, was shot dead on Thursday by a junior police officer after he attacked colleagues in several offices at the central police building. |
What do we know about the attacker? | What do we know about the attacker? |
Mickaël Harpon had converted to Islam and had been in contact with the Salafist movement, Mr Ricard said, in reference to the ultra-conservative Islamic ideology. | |
The attacker "agreed with certain atrocities committed in the name of that religion", he said. | The attacker "agreed with certain atrocities committed in the name of that religion", he said. |
Among them was the Charlie Hebdo attack in 2015, when Islamist gunmen killed 11 people in the Paris office of the satirical magazine, before shooting dead a policeman outside. | |
The prosecutor also noted that the killer had changed his style of clothing in recent months and had cut off contact with women. | The prosecutor also noted that the killer had changed his style of clothing in recent months and had cut off contact with women. |
Police earlier seized computer equipment during a search of the attacker's home in the north of the city. | Police earlier seized computer equipment during a search of the attacker's home in the north of the city. |
His wife on Friday reportedly told police that he had been incoherent and had heard voices the night before the attack. | His wife on Friday reportedly told police that he had been incoherent and had heard voices the night before the attack. |
What happened? | What happened? |
The employee entered the building around lunchtime on Thursday, and proceeded to attack his colleagues with a kitchen knife. | The employee entered the building around lunchtime on Thursday, and proceeded to attack his colleagues with a kitchen knife. |
He stabbed three people inside two offices and two women on a stairway, before he was shot dead by an officer inside the building's courtyard. | He stabbed three people inside two offices and two women on a stairway, before he was shot dead by an officer inside the building's courtyard. |
Three men and one woman were killed. A fifth person was seriously injured. | Three men and one woman were killed. A fifth person was seriously injured. |
The police building is near major tourist sites including Notre-Dame cathedral. | The police building is near major tourist sites including Notre-Dame cathedral. |