William Molinié, edited by Solène Leroux 9:41 p.m., February 14, 2022
"The police used their weapon, thus averting any danger, for themselves and for the travelers", explained Gérald Darmanin earlier in the day.
The individual was armed with a 30 centimeter knife, which bore an anti-police slogan.
Europe 1 returns to the profile of the attacker.
A man armed with a knife was neutralized by the police at Gare du Nord in Paris on Monday.
“This morning around 7 a.m., a police patrol was threatened by an individual armed with a knife in public transport in the Ile-de-France region. The police used their weapon, thus averting any danger, for themselves and for the travellers", explained Gérald Darmanin earlier in the day.
The individual was armed with a 30 centimeter knife, which bore an anti-police slogan.
A patrol opened fire as he moved towards her.
Europe 1 takes stock of the profile of the attacker.
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Unknown to police
This man is 31 years old and is a native of Belfort.
This is specified by his identity card found, according to information from the police-justice service of Europe 1, in the lining of his jacket.
On the 30 centimeter knife seized near the scene, there was an inscription: "ACAB" for
All cops are bastard,
"all the cops are bastards", a term widely used by the anti-police.
However, the man is not known to the intelligence services.
On the locker side, he only filed a complaint in 2019 as a victim for a theft.
He is also unknown to the psychiatric services of the police headquarters.
An investigation has been opened for attempted murder.
Another investigation was entrusted to the police force, the IGPN, to determine the conditions of use of weapons by the two police officers, who fired.
Two experienced police officers since they are an officer and a brigadier.
CCTV at Gare du Nord is in operation.