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Attack in Arras: why Mohammed Mogouchkov was illegal, but not deportable

10/13/2023, 7:24:17 PM

Highlights: Mohammed Mogouchkov, 20, had been under close surveillance by the Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI) since the end of July. The measure was taken after the discovery of links with people in the Islamist movement, considered "objectives" of the domestic intelligence service. The 20-year-old fatally stabbed a teacher at a high school in Arras (Pas-de-Calais) on Friday. He arrived in France at the age of 5.


Arriving in France at the age of 5, the alleged perpetrator of the fatal knife attack at Arras high school had come close to deportation with all his

Mohammed Mogouchkov, the man who fatally stabbed a teacher at a high school in Arras (Pas-de-Calais) on Friday, was no stranger to the intelligence services. The 20-year-old had been under close surveillance by the Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI) since the end of July. The measure was taken after the discovery of links with people in the Islamist movement, considered "objectives" of the domestic intelligence service.

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