Samuel Paty's killer was in contact with a jihadist in Syria

Tribute to Samuel Party in front of the Bois d'Aulne college in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines).

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The man who killed Professor Samuel Paty on Friday was in contact with a Russian-speaking jihadist in Syria, we learned on Friday.

The identity of this jihadist has not been established at this stage, the same source added.

According to

, this person, located thanks to his IP address, would be based in Idleb.

The judicial information was opened Wednesday for "complicity in assassination" and "attempted assassination" on the police, "in connection with a terrorist enterprise", as well as for "criminal terrorist association" .

Seven people were indicted.

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