Terrible deed in France: a man has been beheaded near Paris.
The anti-terror investigation is ongoing, and President Macron speaks of an Islamist attack.
In France, a man was murdered on the street.
An Islamist background cannot be ruled out and the
anti-terror investigations
are ongoing.
Nine people have now
been taken into
police
custody.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from October 17, 12:56 p.m.:
There is horror in France.
With the murder of a teacher in a Paris suburb, the perpetrator targeted two high goods in the republic:
education
and
freedom of expression
.
“First of all, my first feeling is fear, but I think that's exactly what these terrorists are looking for,” said Minister Assistant to the Interior Ministry, Marlène Schiappa, on
Franceinfo
.
"Schools educate the free spirit, enlightened citizens - and that is exactly what the Islamists, who live on stupidity, ignorance, indoctrination and hatred, cannot tolerate."
France is currently speculating about the
motive for
the act.
The anti-terrorist prosecutor who took over the investigation wants to comment in the afternoon.
From circles of the Élysée Palace it was said that a national
commemoration was
planned, but when exactly was not yet certain.
Federal Foreign Minister
Heiko Maas
(SPD) and EU Commission President
Ursula von der Leyen
have condemned the fatal attack on a teacher near Paris.
“We must never be intimidated by terror, extremism and violence,” Maas wrote on Twitter.
Von der Leyen expressed condolences to the relatives of the victim and emphasized the importance of teachers in a
democracy
.
I condemn the heinous attack in #ConflansSainteHonorine.
We stand firmly by the side of our French friends.
We must never be intimidated by terror, extremism and violence.
- Heiko Maas 🇪🇺 (@HeikoMaas) October 17, 2020
Update from October 17, 9:16 a.m.:
After the beheading of a history teacher near Paris, the police took five more
suspects
into custody
on Saturday night, according to judicial sources
.
A total of
nine people
are now
in custody.
The alleged perpetrator, who was shot by the police and later died, is said to be an 18-year-old of Chechen origin, according to information from the same circles.
France / Paris: President Macron sees attack on freedom of expression
Update from October 17, 8:38 a.m.:
According to all that is known so far, the fatal attack on a
history teacher
in a Paris suburb on Friday evening was a gruesome act. From a
decapitation of
the man on the street
is the talk, which French President
Emmanuel Macron
does not confirm.
During his visit to the crime scene, he hardly gives any details.
But he sees the act as an attack on
freedom of expression
, as the victim is said to have shown cartoons of Mohammed in class, according to reports in her mid-40s.
This is said to have caused anger and threats at school.
The man was attacked near the school building on Friday.
"Our fellow citizen was attacked cowardly, he was the victim of a vicious
Islamist terrorist attack,
" said Macron on Friday.
"You shall not pass.
They will not divide us. "
Everyone is currently waiting for the
results of the investigators
who want to comment on the course of events and the background.
The
anti-terror prosecutor's office has taken over the investigation.
The police killed the perpetrator after, according to media reports, he tried to attack the police officers when they picked him up shortly after the crime.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that he is 18 years old, was born in Moscow and was previously unknown to the secret services.
He is said to have shouted “Allahu akbar” (“God is great”) and was
armed
with a
kitchen knife
.
He is also said to have bragged about the act on the net.
“Islamist terrorist attack” in Paris: four people after the attack in police custody
According to information from the judiciary, an
identification document was
found in
the perpetrator, according to
which the attacker was born in Moscow in 2002.
However, formal identification is still pending.
According to the media,
searches
ran in the evening and at night
- there were also several
arrests
.
Four people have been taken into police custody.
The arrested, including a minor, were from the family circle of the attacker, it said on Saturday night from judicial circles.
France / Paris: President Macron speaks of an Islamist terrorist attack
Update from October 16, 11:08 p.m
.: According to French President
Emmanuel Macron, the
bloody attack on a history teacher in a Paris suburb was
an Islamist terrorist attack.
Macron
said that
late on Friday night near the crime scene.
Update from October 16, 9.49 p.m
.:
Emmanuel Macron
has now arrived at the crime scene to get an
idea
of the situation.
A crisis team was set up and Interior Minister
Gérald Darmanin
broke off a trip to Morocco.
Right wing politician
Marine Le Pen
responded to the events on Twitter and wrote: "Islamism is waging a war against us: we have to force it out of our country." Education Minister
Jean-Michel Blanquer
spoke of an attack on the republic: "Ours Unity and determination are the only answer to the enormity of Islamist terrorism. ”
Richard Ferrand
, President of the National Assembly, said on Twitter:“ The assassination of a history teacher is an attack on freedom of expression and the values of the republic.
To attack a teacher means to attack all French citizens and freedom. "
+
The police meanwhile secures the crime scene - a high school in Conflans-Saint-Honorine.
© ABDULMONAM EASSA / AFP
France / Paris: History teacher beheaded on the street - Islamist background?
Update from October 16, 8:24 p.m
.:
According to media reports,
the victim of a brutal knife attack near
Paris
is said to be a history teacher.
The man is said to have shown his students Mohammed cartoons during the class on the subject of freedom of expression, several media reported, citing police sources on Friday evening.
There was initially no official confirmation.
The attacker was a young man aged 18, reported Franceinfo.
There was initially no official confirmation for this either.
The man is said to have shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) after the crime. The police confirmed that the attacker was killed by the police at the scene.
Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin
announced a crisis team with
President
Emmanuel Macron
and
Prime Minister Jean Castex
.
The country's leaders are expected at the crime scene around 9 p.m.
De retour à Paris, je me tiens informé en direct de la cellule de crise que j'ai faite ouvrir, en lien avec le Président de la République et le Premier ministre.
#Conflans
- Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) October 16, 2020
France / Paris: man beheaded on the street - anti-terror investigations are ongoing
First report from October 16, 2020, 7:06 p.m
.: Paris - fear and horror in
France
.
A man was beheaded
near
Paris
on Friday.
After the brutal act in the late afternoon near a school in
Conflans Saint-Honorine
, the French anti-terrorist prosecutor was called in.
One investigates among other things because of "murder * in connection with a terrorist enterprise" and because of a "criminal terrorist organization".
France / Paris: man beheaded - anti-terror investigations are ongoing
Meanwhile, there are contradicting information about the alleged perpetrator.
The broadcaster BFM TV reported, with reference to the local mayor, that he had been killed by the police.
Other media wrote that he was seriously injured by the police.
It was said that he attacked the police beforehand.
Apparently, the alleged perpetrator was with a stabbing weapon.
The victim is said to have
been attacked on the street
in
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine,
northwest of
Paris
, on Friday afternoon
.
The police wrote on Twitter that there is currently an operation there and that people should avoid the area.
The alleged attacker is said to have
been picked up by the police
in nearby
Éragny-sur-Oise
.
Here, too, the police warned via Twitter to avoid the area without providing further information.
“Respect the security area,” it was said, for example.
As the
dpa
learned, the area around the place was cordoned off for fear of an explosives vest and explosives experts were called in.
🚨 Une intervention de police est actuellement en cours Place René Picard à @VilledeConflans.
➡️Évitez le secteur
➡️Respectez le périmètre de sécurité
➡️Suivez les instructions des #FDO
➡️Ne génez pas l'intervention en cours pic.twitter.com/gvAdmgPLsd
- Police Nationale 78 (@ PoliceNat78) October 16, 2020
France / Paris: man beheaded - fear of terror in the country
Such events ring the alarm bells for many people in France.
The largest EU country
Has been rocked by Islamist attacks for years - more than 250 people died.
Therefore,
people are almost always aware of
the
threat of terrorism
.
Only a few weeks ago there had been a knife attack in front of the former editorial building of the satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo".
(as / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network