Paris attack: Knifeman who killed one and injured four was French national born in Chechnya

The knifeman who killed one person in central Paris and injured four others was a French national born in Chechnya in 1997, officials in France have said.  The attacker was shouting  “Allahu akbar” as he attacked passers-by at random in a busy area popular with tourists near the Opera Garnier before being shot by police. Isis claimed responsibility for the atrocity in a statement that described the culprit as one of its “soldiers” and claimed the attack was in response to its calls to target countries bombing its territories in Syria and Iraq. It is being investigated as terrorism.  Read more Isis claims responsibility for deadly knife attack in Paris Interior minister Gerard Collomb said the four people injured were now out of danger. The identity of the man killed in the attack has not yet been revealed but an official source said he was a 29-year-old man identified via DNA. Mr Collomb said authorities were working to establish whether anyone might have helped him plan the attack.  His parents are being held for questioning, according to a judicial source.  According to the source, the attacker was a French national and had no criminal record. But another source close to the investigation told Reuters he was categorised as “fiche S”, an indication used by law enforcement officials to flag people… Read full this story

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