Staff Killed with a Weapon at French Police Station... Possible Terrorism

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hye-min] An administrative staff member at a police station in the Paris metropolitan area was stabbed to death. The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) is investigating with a focus on the possibility of an Islamist extremist terrorist attack.

According to local media, around 2:20 p.m. on the 23rd (local time), a 37-year-old man from Tunisia attacked a female staff member (49) at the reception desk of the Rambouillet police station in Yvelines, near Paris, with a knife, killing her. The man was later shot and killed by police.

He was reportedly waiting near the police station and committed the crime after seeing the victim enter the station. Since the deceased staff member was not a police officer, she was not carrying a weapon, according to France T?l?visions.

AFP news agency, citing police sources, reported that the attacker wielded the knife while shouting in Arabic, "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great").

It is understood that he entered France in 2009, was issued a temporary residence permit in 2019, and had been working as a delivery worker. He had no criminal record and was not considered a terrorism risk by intelligence authorities.

The police have searched the attacker’s residence and arrested three individuals close to him for investigation.

President Emmanuel Macron indicated the possibility of terrorism by stating on Twitter after the incident, "We will not give up the fight against Islamist extremist terrorism."

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