The investigation into the attack which occurred on Wednesday morning at the Gare du Nord in Paris, when a man injured six people before being neutralized by the police, is moving forward.
The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed to 20 Minutes "that a man likely to have housed the main suspect was placed in police custody last night.
The measure was extended this evening for him”.
In addition, "another man, likely to have exchanged with the main defendant shortly before the facts in Gare du Nord was placed in police custody this morning", before being released in the post- noon "without pursuit at this stage".
Finally, "the custody of the main respondent was lifted at the end of the afternoon due to his state of health requiring further medical intervention", while a police officer used his weapon during the attack. interpellation.
"His identity is still not formally established at this stage," adds the Paris prosecutor's office.
Known to the police under several identities, he was under an obligation to leave French territory linked to one of these identities, corresponding to a Libyan national.
But France cannot execute OQTFs to Libya for multiple reasons.
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