The suspicious mané of having attackedé a taxi driver in Le Mans on the night of Tuesday à Wednesday, wasé stopé Friday July 19 in Yvelines. Known for radicalization, he is suspected of of "attempted assassination in connection with a terrorist enterprise". A two-day hunt has come to an end. An elderly man of 26 years old wasé arrested &agrav; Poissy (Yvelines) on the night of Thursday & Friday by the Raid and the Anti-Terrorist Sub-Directorate (Sdat) and was arrested. placed on guard &agrav; seen by the latter è Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine). The suspect would have beené arrested in an apartment "without incident", cites France Info, shortly after midnight following à the intervention of the Raid and the BRI. The individual had been wanted since the night of Tuesday to Wednesday after the attack on a taxi driver in Le Mans (Sarthe). The events date back to the night of Tuesday to Wednesday and have justified the opening of an investigation for “attempted murder, kidnapping and sequestration in connection with a terrorist enterprise”, but also “terrorist criminal association with a view to preparing crimes against persons”, leading to the referral to the national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office (Pnat). The individual arrested is known to the police for his radicalization and is also the subject of an administrative surveillance measure, reports Le Parisien. The 26-year-old man is a suspect. for having threatened a taxi driver with a handgun and forcing him to kill him &agrav; take him to an isolated place in the town of Fert&eac;-Bernard. The suspect then allegedly forced the driver &agrav; got out of the vehicle and allegedly tied him up. hands and feet. He would also have injured the driver in the neck while trying to slit his throat with a butcher knife. The latter managed to achieve this goal. freed himself from his bonds and found himself refuge with locals. During the attack, the suspect allegedly made remarks “favorable to Hamas and” his Muslim brothers" according to the Pnat. He would have mentioned the situation in Israel and expressed a desire to attack the police. Investigators also feared that the 26-year-old man could commit an attack. The guard à view of the suspect may last up to 96 hours due to the potentially terrorist nature of his actions. The investigations were carried out entrusted jointly to the Anti-Terrorist Sub-Directorate (Sdat), à the judicial police of the western zone as well as 'à the General Directorate of Security interior (DGSI). The man arrested is âgé 26 years old and lives in Le Mans according to information from BFMTV. He is known to the intelligence services and came out of a stay at a prison. the Cond&eac;-sur-Sarthe prison where he was é detained for three years until June 26. The man has experienced several sentences for common law crimes. He became radicalized. in prison and was sentenced to death. supported by the prevention against radicalization specifiedé the Pnat. Since his release, he has been the subject of individual administrative control and surveillance measures (MICAS), without being assigned to the authorities. &agrav; residence. In addition to the main suspect, seven other people close to the assailant, both men and women, were arrested. placed in custody view. Two of them were present at the time of the suspect's arrest.Assassination attempt and comments favorable to Hamas
Suspect released from prison
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