Saturday evening, a knife and hammer attack in Paris left one dead and two injured. The attacker, registered as S for radical Islamism, was arrested. Guest of Europe 1 weekend morning, the minister responsible for disabled people, Fadila Khattabi, reacted and for her, this attack “is yet one too many”.
Saturday evening, a knife and hammer attack in Paris left one dead and two injured. The assailant, a 26-year-old Frenchman, shouted “Allah Akbar” during his attack, according to authorities. He was arrested very quickly and the anti-terrorism prosecution took charge of the facts. Guest of Europe 1 weekend morning, the minister responsible for disabled people, Fadila Khattabi, reacted to this attack.
For her, it is “yet one too many. My first thoughts will be with the victims and their families. I would like to pay tribute to the police officers, who courageously intercepted the attacker, otherwise we could have had even more victims” , insisted the minister.
“We must let the investigation continue”
The profile of the attacker is also beginning to become clearer. Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab was listed as S for radical Islamism and known to the police. In 2016, he was arrested by the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) for a planned violent action, for which he served four years in detention. He also had very serious psychiatric problems, said Gérald Darmanin at the scene of the attack.
A new attack which comes two months after the attack in Arras, where a teacher was killed in a school establishment. Since then, France has been placed in “attack emergency”. “We must not give in, show firmness,” continues Fadila Khattabi. “In the meantime, we must also let the investigation continue, to the extent that we do not really know the reasons for this act. But it is of course a terrorist act since he actually said certain words before moving on to the “act”, concludes the minister at the microphone of Europe 1.