Rescue in front of the former premises of "Charlie Hebdo", in Paris, after the knife attack of September 25, 2020. -

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THE ESSENTIAL

  • A knife attack in Paris, near the former premises of "Charlie Hebdo" left four injured on Friday.

  • A suspect was arrested and taken into custody on Friday, along with five other people.

    The young man claimed responsibility for the chopper attack during his arrest.

  • Anti-terrorism prosecutor Jean-François Ricard is holding a press conference this Tuesday at 2 p.m. on the progress of the investigation.

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Since his arrest, the alleged assailant has introduced himself as Hassan A., aged 18.

But investigators believe that Hassan A. is actually called "Zaheer Hassan Mahmoud" and is 25 years old, according to information from

Le Monde

.

It was under this identity that he presented himself in a video recorded before the attack and authenticated by investigators.

In this two-minute document, the assailant, in traditional dress, denounces, between chants and tears, “the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed that were made” by

Charlie Hebdo

.

He says he comes from Kothli Kazi, a village in the Mandi agricultural district of the Punjab in Pakistan.

Welcome to this live dedicated to the press conference of the anti-terrorism prosecutor's office concerning the chopper attack which was held on Friday in front of the former premises of

Charlie Hebdo

. 

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