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| A Tunisian national who murdered a police administrative worker in France last week was radicalized into Islamic terrorism and was suffering from a mental illness, a top prosecutor has said. | A Tunisian national who murdered a police administrative worker in France last week was radicalized into Islamic terrorism and was suffering from a mental illness, a top prosecutor has said. |
| The attacker, identified as a 36-year-old Tunisian national named Jamel Gorchene, fatally stabbed a 49-year-old female police employee in Rambouillet, a Paris suburb, on Friday. Gorchene, who was yelling “Allahu Akbar” – “God is great” in Arabic – during the assault, was shot and killed by police. | The attacker, identified as a 36-year-old Tunisian national named Jamel Gorchene, fatally stabbed a 49-year-old female police employee in Rambouillet, a Paris suburb, on Friday. Gorchene, who was yelling “Allahu Akbar” – “God is great” in Arabic – during the assault, was shot and killed by police. |
| The country’s chief anti-terrorism prosecutor, Jean-Francois Ricard, told reporters the suspect’s “radicalization hardly appears in doubt,” and he suffered from “certain personality disorders.” | The country’s chief anti-terrorism prosecutor, Jean-Francois Ricard, told reporters the suspect’s “radicalization hardly appears in doubt,” and he suffered from “certain personality disorders.” |
| The prosecutor said the suspect’s father had noticed he had turned to radical Islam and began exhibiting “behavioral disorders.” According to Ricard, the man attended an appointment with a hospital psychiatrist in February, but was ultimately not admitted for treatment. | The prosecutor said the suspect’s father had noticed he had turned to radical Islam and began exhibiting “behavioral disorders.” According to Ricard, the man attended an appointment with a hospital psychiatrist in February, but was ultimately not admitted for treatment. |
| Ricard said Gorchene had watched videos glorifying jihad and martyrdom on his cellphone immediately before the attack. A Muslim prayer rug and a copy of the Quran were discovered on his scooter parked nearby. | Ricard said Gorchene had watched videos glorifying jihad and martyrdom on his cellphone immediately before the attack. A Muslim prayer rug and a copy of the Quran were discovered on his scooter parked nearby. |
| According to Le Point magazine, the suspect had voiced radical views on social media and spoken in favor of applying Sharia law in Tunisia. | According to Le Point magazine, the suspect had voiced radical views on social media and spoken in favor of applying Sharia law in Tunisia. |
| Five people, including Gorchene’s cousin, were detained in relation to the crime. | Five people, including Gorchene’s cousin, were detained in relation to the crime. |
| French President Emmanuel Macron met with the victim’s husband and said the country would not give up the fight against Islamic terrorism. | French President Emmanuel Macron met with the victim’s husband and said the country would not give up the fight against Islamic terrorism. |
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