Paris Orly airport shooting: Attacker was ‘radicalised Muslim’ man known to French intelligence services
Police say same man shot police officer at security checkpoint and hijacked car earlier on Saturday
A “radicalised Muslim” known to security services has been shot dead after attempting to steal a soldier’s gun at Paris Orly Airport.
The 39-year-old French citizen, identified as Ziyed B, shot at police officers manning a checkpoint in northern Paris with an “air pistol” before launching the airport attack, the French interior minister said.
During a visit to the airport, Bruno Le Roux said one officer was shot during the routine check and was undergoing hospital treatment for injuries to his face.
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“We can link the [airport attacker’s] identity with a check carried out at Garges Les Gonesse by a patrol in Stains this morning at 6.50am (5.50am GMT),” he added.
“The individual’s identity is known to the police and intelligence services.” His father and brother have been detained for questioning.
According to French broadcaster BFMTV Ziyed B had sent them a text reading: “I screwed up, I shot the police.”
The car stopped in Stains was a Renault Clio, which was later abandoned for a Citroen Picasso hijacked at gunpoint in Vitry, where he also made threats in a local bar. The car was found at Orly airport.
A police source described the attacker as “a radicalised Muslim known to intelligence services”.
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Police source says Paris Orly airport attacker was 'radicalised Muslim man' known to French security services https://t.co/PgkRl1jlMM
— Lizzie Dearden (@lizziedearden) March 18, 2017
Tango killed at Orly today b4 he could kill was — surprise! — a radicalized Muslim known to French intel + LE.https://t.co/tHFBkCHfxN
— John Schindler (@20committee) March 18, 2017
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