A 27-year-old man, registered S and known to territorial intelligence, was arrested on Saturday July 23 around 8 p.m., in the 14th arrondissement of Marseille, after threatening passers-by with a kitchen knife,
Le Figaro
learned from a police source. .
The facts took place in "La Marine Bleue", a city north of Marseille classified as a district of republican reconquest (QRR).
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Called to the scene, the police were helped by witnesses who pointed out the suspect, Ali B. The latter, wearing a djellaba, was praying in the public space when the officials arrived.
Upon seeing them, he exhibited a long knife with a blade of about 30 centimeters and threatened to kill them if they approached
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The police then used an electric pulse gun to neutralize the individual, already known to the police for attempted homicide on a person holding public authority.
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The 27-year-old man was eventually arrested and taken into custody.
Making confused statements, he was taken to hospital for a psychiatric examination after which he was hospitalized.
The investigation is continuing.
Contacted, the Marseille prosecutor's office has not yet responded to our requests.
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