The Bordeaux knife assailant, who killed one person and seriously injured another on Wednesday evening, has been formally identified,
Le Figaro
learned from the Bordeaux public prosecutor's office this Friday, April 12. This is Ahmad Saboor Hamraz, born in November 1998 in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Killed by the police with several assault rifle shots a few moments after the attack on Wednesday, the individual had obtained refugee status from OFPRA on September 14, 2021, after a first request for asylum made in Greece on February 27, 2019, confirmed the prosecution, as announced Thursday
in Le Figaro
. He was not under the influence of cannabis or alcohol at the time of the incident. Additional toxicological analyzes are underway.
“Boxing medal”
His home was searched recently. The authorities found
“a boxing medal, two Korans, a prayer mat and a telephone” there,
which will be exploited, explains public prosecutor Frédérique Porterie. The prosecution
“remains in contact with the national anti-terrorism prosecution with a view to a complete assessment of the situation”
, he finally specifies.
On Wednesday evening, the assailant stabbed two Algerian nationals near the Miroir d'Eau, a tourist site in Bordeaux, after accusing them of drinking alcohol while Eid was being celebrated, a Muslim holiday ending the Ramadan fast. . A police officer armed with an assault rifle shot him dead a few minutes later.
Two investigations were opened, one for
“murder”
and
“attempted murder”
, the other to examine the circumstances in which the police shooting was carried out. According to the magistrate, who entrusted this second investigation to the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), the state of self-defense is
“considered”
in view of the first elements collected.