The 18-year-old Pakistani who yesterday with a cleaver injured two people in front of the old Charlie Hebdo office confessed to having done so because "he could not stand the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad" recently published again by the satirical newspaper.
This was reported by sources close to the investigation.
According to the sources of the investigation, Pakistani Ali H. "recognized" and "claimed" his act.
According to information obtained from BFM TV, the man - whose detention was extended - recognizes "a political dimension of his action".