Suicidal pilot suspected of wanting to crash on Notre-Dame

A man suspected of having wanted to commit suicide by crashing with a small plane on Notre-Dame Cathedral was arrested Thursday in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, learns

from a police source, confirming information from the

. This former airline pilot had entrusted his project to a relative, who alerted the interdepartmental direction of the border police, in Hendaye (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) around 2:15 p.m. The latter explained to the police that he was paying a hotel room to this "psychologically unstable" man, who has "serious money" and health problems.

The establishment is located in the 6th arrondissement of the capital.

A search device was immediately set up in the neighborhood.

Finally, surveillance cameras installed in Paris spotted him around 4:45 p.m. as he was heading towards Saint-Sulpice church.

When he was arrested, inside the church, the man was drunk.

He was taken to the police station for an examination of his behavior.

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