Europe 1 with AFP 9:57 a.m., April 8, 2024

A 50-year-old man tried to enter a playground set up by the French Handball Federation in downtown Strasbourg this weekend. He was arrested and taken into police custody. The suspect would be "out of medication", said the source close to the investigation, without further details at this stage.

A man was arrested and taken into police custody on Sunday after trying to enter, in possession of a weapon, a sports village located in the city center of Strasbourg, we learned on Monday from a source close to investigation. 

The suspect is said to be “out of medication”

This 50-year-old man wanted to enter a playground set up by the French Handball Federation, but when he presented his bag to a security agent, the latter noticed that he was in possession of a rifle and 'a silent one, according to the newspaper

Les Dernieres Nouvelles d'Alsace. 

The suspect would be "out of medication", said the source close to the investigation, without further details at this stage. He was still in custody Monday morning, she said.