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Counter-terrorism investigation after knife attack in Paris
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Several people injured after a knife attack in Paris
Several people were injured in a knife attack near the former offices of the satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo”. Peter Heusch, WELT correspondent, ranks the current situation in Paris.
At least four people were injured in a stabbing attack near the former “Charlie Hebdo” publishing office in Paris. A suspect has been arrested. The background is still unclear.
SUBWAYHonorable people have been attacked by a man armed with a knife in the center of Paris. Police said Friday that the suspect had been arrested near the Place de la Bastille in the east of the city. Authorities initially thought there were two attackers in the incident, but now assume only one, according to law enforcement circles. The area is still being searched. Two people were reportedly injured. At times there were four wounded people. The event took place near the old newsroom of the satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo”.
There is suspicion of terrorism. The Paris antiterrorist prosecutor’s office confirmed to the German press agency on Friday that they were investigating.
Police officers flocked to the neighborhood near the Richard Lenoir metro station in the east of the French capital, as reporters from the AP news agency observed on the spot. Police officers cordoned off the area where the magazine’s former offices were located after a suspicious package was discovered nearby, according to law enforcement circles. French Prime Minister Jean Castex interrupted a visit to a Paris suburb to follow the events of the Interior Ministry. He said an emergency meeting had been called.
Initially it was not clear whether there was a connection between the crime and the Islamist attack on the editorial staff of “Charlie Hebdo” in 2015. The trial for the attack on the satirical magazine has been taking place in Paris since the beginning of the month. 14 people pay. In January 2015, a total of 17 people were killed in the multi-day series of attacks. The attacks not only affected the newsroom of “Charlie Hebdo”, but also a kosher supermarket in Paris. All three perpetrators were shot dead by security forces.
The defendants are accused of having collaborated in various ways in the preparation of the attacks and of having belonged to a terrorist group. In most cases, prison terms of up to 20 years face imprisonment. The defendants are said to have obtained weapons or provided them with accommodation, for example. “Charlie Hebdo” republished cartoons of Muhammad and was later threatened again.
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