After the attack on the Strasbourg Christmas market, the number of victims has risen to four. According to French prosecutors, another person died as a result of his injuries.
Two people, including a Thai tourist, were killed in the attack immediately, and a third party was subsequently declared brain-dead. Another victim died on Thursday. Whether the fourth dead man is the brain dead is not yet clear.
The 29-year-old Chérif Chekatt had allegedly opened the fire on Tuesday evening in downtown Strasbourg near the Christmas market. For two days he was on the run, on Thursday evening shot him special police units (read here a chronology of access).
Police are looking for accomplices
The investigators are looking for possible accomplices. "The investigation is now continuing to identify potential accomplices and accomplices who may have encouraged or helped to make the case," said Paris anti-terror prosecutor Rémy Heitz.
The terrorist militia "Islamic State" (IS) reclaims the terrorist attack for itself. The attacker had been a soldier of the "Islamic State", reported the IS-mouthpiece Amak. The authenticity of the message could not initially be checked, but it was spread through the usual channels of the IS. Therefore, the authorities reacted with skepticism to the explanation.
In the Alsace metropolis and at the borders came back to something normal: On Friday opened under strong security arrangements, the traditional Christmas market again. It is visited by two million people every year. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has announced that he will deploy another 1,800 soldiers to protect Christmas markets across the country.