The motivations of Mickaël Harpon, author of the knife attack at the Paris police headquarters, now leave little doubt. The exploitation of the mobile phone of this administrative agent who killed four of his colleagues on October 3, has highlighted Internet searches confirming the terrorist motive. About an hour before his act, the man did a search from his phone where he typed "how to kill the infidels," learned 20 Minutes from a source familiar with the matter, confirming information from the Parisian .
If the national anti-terrorist prosecutor's office had quickly taken up the file, questions remained about the profile of Mickaël Harpon. The investigation has, in fact, brought to light the fragile personality of the assassin, who converted ten years ago. Deaf, he was in conflict with his hierarchy, felt rejected by some of his colleagues. The night before the attack his wife had described a mystical crisis bordering on madness, alternating religious incantations, screams and tears. "One does not prevent the other, confided recently to 20 Minutes a source close to the investigation. A personality presenting with psychiatric disorders can have terrorist motivations. "
The Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, is due to be heard this Wednesday at 2 p.m. by the commission of inquiry into the dysfunctions that led to the attacks committed at the police headquarters on October 3, 2019.
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