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The assailant, on S registration for radical Islamism and suffering from psychiatric disorders, attacked several passers-by not far from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, leaving one dead and two injured. He was arrested and should soon be taken into custody.
Drama in the streets of Paris. A knife and hammer attack, in the Quai de Grenelle area, in the 15th arrondissement, caused the death of a tourist and injured two other passers-by this Saturday evening.
The national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office took up the facts. At the origin of the attack, an assailant already known to the justice system, on file S , also known to suffer from psychiatric disorders. He was taken into custody this Saturday morning. Here's what we know.
A second person was also injured during the attack, but remains only "shocked", said Minister Gérald Darmanin.
During his arrest, he allegedly threatened the police with his hammer, shouting “Allah Akbar”, a police source told Le Parisien. Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, born in France and of French nationality, was listed as S for radical Islamism, and would have indicated to the police that he could not support "that Muslims die both in Afghanistan and in Palestine", a detailed Minister Gérald Darmanin. The man, unhappy with what was happening in Gaza, believed that France was “complicit” in Israel's actions, and wanted to die as a martyr.
The young man, born in 1997 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) and of Iranian origin, suffers from psychiatric disorders for which he must undergo psychiatric and neurological treatment. He is also known to the courts: in 2016, he was sentenced to four years in prison for an aborted attack plan, and was therefore released in 2020. He was placed under judicial supervision and under Micas, an associated administrative system measures comparable to those of judicial control, and aimed at preventing acts of terrorism, according to the AFP. Since his release from prison, he has lived with his parents in Essonne, said Gérald Darmanin.
According to journalist specializing in jihadism Wassim Nasr , Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a nearly two-minute video shot before his act. He then claimed to be acting to “avenge the Muslims”.
The assailant, on S registration for radical Islamism and suffering from psychiatric disorders, attacked several passers-by not far from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, leaving one dead and two injured. He was arrested and should soon be taken into custody.
Drama in the streets of Paris. A knife and hammer attack, in the Quai de Grenelle area, in the 15th arrondissement, caused the death of a tourist and injured two other passers-by this Saturday evening.
The national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office took up the facts. At the origin of the attack, an assailant already known to the justice system, on file S , also known to suffer from psychiatric disorders. He was taken into custody this Saturday morning. Here's what we know.
A deceased victim
Around 9 p.m., a man attacked a German and Filipino tourist, between the Quai de Grenelle and Bir-Hakeim, not far from the Eiffel Tower, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Hit by a stab wound to the back and shoulder, the passerby was found in cardiorespiratory arrest on the Bir-Hakeim bridge, a police source told Le Parisien.Two people injured
After this first attack, the attacker then fled, crossing the bridge between Bir-Hakeim and Avenue du President Kennedy, on the other side of the Seine. It was then that he was chased by the police and targeted other passers-by. Among them, an English tourist, hit in the eye by a hammer blow. He was taken care of by the firefighters.A second person was also injured during the attack, but remains only "shocked", said Minister Gérald Darmanin.
An attacker on S file and suffering from psychiatric disorders
The author of the attack, Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, was finally arrested by the police near a square, using an electric pulse gun used twice, after having threatened the police with being shot. explosives under his coat. “His days are not in danger,” said Gérald Darmanin. The assailant was taken into custody this Sunday morning.During his arrest, he allegedly threatened the police with his hammer, shouting “Allah Akbar”, a police source told Le Parisien. Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, born in France and of French nationality, was listed as S for radical Islamism, and would have indicated to the police that he could not support "that Muslims die both in Afghanistan and in Palestine", a detailed Minister Gérald Darmanin. The man, unhappy with what was happening in Gaza, believed that France was “complicit” in Israel's actions, and wanted to die as a martyr.
The young man, born in 1997 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) and of Iranian origin, suffers from psychiatric disorders for which he must undergo psychiatric and neurological treatment. He is also known to the courts: in 2016, he was sentenced to four years in prison for an aborted attack plan, and was therefore released in 2020. He was placed under judicial supervision and under Micas, an associated administrative system measures comparable to those of judicial control, and aimed at preventing acts of terrorism, according to the AFP. Since his release from prison, he has lived with his parents in Essonne, said Gérald Darmanin.
According to journalist specializing in jihadism Wassim Nasr , Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a nearly two-minute video shot before his act. He then claimed to be acting to “avenge the Muslims”.
