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Paris Attack Suspect Pledged Allegiance to ISIS, Prosecutor Says Paris Attack Suspect Pledged Allegiance to ISIS, Prosecutor Says
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The main suspect in an assault that left one tourist dead and two other people injured in Paris was known to French intelligence services for Islamist extremism and had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State before the attack, the French authorities said on Sunday.The main suspect in an assault that left one tourist dead and two other people injured in Paris was known to French intelligence services for Islamist extremism and had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State before the attack, the French authorities said on Sunday.
Jean-François Ricard, France’s top antiterrorism prosecutor, said at a news conference in Paris that the suspect had shown “persistent radicalization,” had a prior terrorism conviction and had been in contact online with jihadists responsible for terrorist attacks in France.Jean-François Ricard, France’s top antiterrorism prosecutor, said at a news conference in Paris that the suspect had shown “persistent radicalization,” had a prior terrorism conviction and had been in contact online with jihadists responsible for terrorist attacks in France.
But the suspect, identified as Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, also suffers from psychiatric disorders, and the authorities had not detected any imminent plans to carry out an attack, despite a recent alert raised by the suspect’s mother, Mr. Ricard said.But the suspect, identified as Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, also suffers from psychiatric disorders, and the authorities had not detected any imminent plans to carry out an attack, despite a recent alert raised by the suspect’s mother, Mr. Ricard said.
The attack on Saturday laid bare not only the difficulty in monitoring suspected extremists with mental health issues but also the challenges that lie ahead for President Emmanuel Macron’s government as it tries to reassure the world that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris will be safe.The attack on Saturday laid bare not only the difficulty in monitoring suspected extremists with mental health issues but also the challenges that lie ahead for President Emmanuel Macron’s government as it tries to reassure the world that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris will be safe.
In a sign of how seriously the authorities were treating the episode, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne oversaw a special cabinet meeting on Sunday “to provide a full update on the security arrangements in place, the treatment of the most dangerous individuals and the aftermath of this fatal attack,” her office said.
The French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, told TF1 television on Sunday that the country was “durably under threat from Islamist terrorism” but said it would be ready to host the Olympic Games. They include an opening ceremony on the Seine that critics have called extremely difficult to secure.