They continue to be fairly sure, however, that he is mentally ill. Jihad? What’s that?
“Lyon station attack: psychiatric disorders, desire to ‘kill people’… what we know about the suspect,” translated from “Attaque gare de Lyon : troubles psychiatriques, volonté de « tuer des gens »… ce que l’on sait du suspect,” by Denis Courtine, Jean-Michel Décugis and Lucile Descamps, Le Parisien, February 3, 2024 (thanks to Medforth):
Barely hours after the stabbing attack which took place this Saturday morning at the Gare de Lyon, the first elements of a portrait of the assailant are beginning to take shape. Shortly before 8 a.m., he set fire to his backpack in an escalator at the Paris station before attacking travelers, armed with a knife and a hammer. Three people were injured, one seriously. The suspect was overpowered by an SNCF security agent and placed in police custody.
An investigation into attempted murder has been opened. “The personality elements of the accused, the circumstances and motivations of the act must still be confirmed,” comments the Paris prosecutor’s office. According to a police source at Le Parisien, the attacker admitted, in French, to wanting to “kill people,” but did not mention any religious motive.
In regular situation
According to the first information revealed by the Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, on site this Saturday, the man, aged 32, was identified as being of Malian nationality, but possessing Italian residence permits since 2016. The title which was on him, “issued in 2019 is still valid and allows him to travel”, specified the prefect, which therefore gives him a regular situation on French territory. The suspect has applied for asylum in Italy and has no previous transalpine history.According to our information, he arrived in France on February 1 from Italy, by train, specifically to “commit his act,” as he admitted to investigators, and had been sleeping in the street since his arrival in Paris.
Psychiatric disorders mentioned
Quickly, the accused “spontaneously” declared to the investigators that he suffered from psychiatric disorders. Medications were also found on him: antipsychotics and antiepileptics, according to a source close to the investigation.According to our information, he had a ticket with him for an appointment in a psychiatric hospital in the Italian city of Turin. He had been monitored for almost seven years and had already been interned.
Unknown to intelligence services
The thirty-year-old did not make any comments of a terrorist nature either during his bloody journey or during his arrest. He also seems unknown to the intelligence services. However, during his hearing, he criticized France’s colonial past and its involvement in Mali, where he is from.According to information from Le Parisien, the suspect is also unknown to the anti-terrorism services in Italy. “As we speak, there are no elements to suggest that this is a terrorist act,” commented Laurent Nuñez from Lyon station this Saturday morning. However, investigators urge caution as the investigation has barely begun. And because Salafist content has since been discovered on his TikTok account, which is currently being analyzed.
“The hearings are continuing and the examination of his mental state will be carried out. At this stage, the motivations of the accused are not known,” indicates the Paris prosecutor’s office.
Ray Jarman says
I think that many of the European countries should rename their intelligence services to imbecilic services if they cannot see that they are being played as fools. I must say that the inbred monsters from hell are great puppet masters.
maria says
Yes, there are many EU countries whose governments and many ordinary people have bno brains.
And they help the muslim creatures to destroy Europe
Jayell1 says
So this charming character with a knife moves onto someone else’s territory with a view to murdering a few of the in habitants then, together with a few million of his chums from lands afar, starts colonising the place for themselves – and then starts criticising ‘colonialism’. Isn’t that the definitive behaviour of a total moron, and a criminal one at that? And the French Government tells its people that they’re supposed to tolerate this ‘enrichment’?
chris mahoney says
And his name is Muhammad bin-Muhammad al-Aslam