Terrorist attack in Conflans: a professor beheaded in the middle of the street, the assailant shot dead by the police in Éragny
A teacher was beheaded in the middle of the street in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines) this late Friday afternoon, around 5 p.m. The attacker was neutralized by bullets by the police a few hundred meters away, in Éragny (Val-d'Oise), a neighboring town. He is dead. The National Counterterrorism Prosecutor's Office has taken up the investigation.
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00:49. Four people including a minor were taken into police custody as part of the investigation led by the national anti-terrorism prosecution according to BFMTV. The suspects are members of the assailant's family.
22:55. The terrorist shouted "Allah Akbar" before being neutralized by law enforcement officials according to police sources.
10:30 p.m. " They will not pass. Our police officers, our gendarmes, all those who hold the Republic, magistrates, elected officials, teachers… we will unite. Obscurantism and the violence that goes with it will not win, it will not divide us. This is what they are looking for. We must all stand together. I call on all of our compatriots to unite, to be united because first and foremost we are citizens united by the same values, a destiny, "said Emmanuel Macron, moved.
22:27. “Our compatriot was cowardly attacked. He was the victim of a marked Islamist terrorist attack, "said President Emmanuel Macron.
22:22. The victim, a history and geography teacher, was 47 years old.
10:08 p.m. The 18-year-old attacker was born in Moscow (Russia). It was not listed S nor registered with the FSPRT (File of alerts for the prevention of terrorist radicalization) but known to the police services as revealed.
10:05 p.m. "Charlie Hebdo expresses its sense of horror and revolt after a teacher in the line of duty was murdered by a religious fanatic. We express our deepest support to his family, loved ones and all the teachers, ”the satirical newspaper wrote on Twitter. “Intolerance has just crossed a new threshold and does not seem to stop at nothing to impose its terror on our country. Only the determination of political power and the solidarity of all will defeat this fascist ideology, ”adds the editorial staff. "This filthy act mourns our democracy but must make us more combative than ever to defend our freedom".
21:46. The victim, Samuel P., "knew he was threatened with death on social media following his course on freedom of expression," according to a member of a college parents' association interviewed by Le Parisien. The history teacher showed a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad during a class a few days ago. In a video posted on Youtube, a young girl who introduced herself as a student present in the classroom that day explained that the teacher had asked "Muslims to raise their hands" because he was going to show "a picture". “He said, 'you might be shocked so if you want you can go out,' the girl described in this video released Sunday, October 11. "I refused to leave the course," she says. "He showed the photo of the Prophet Muhammad naked, without clothes, he showed it to us like that", continues the young girl who claims to have been "shocked". "So in the classroom we were all shocked, even those who were not Muslims," she says. Other parents of students have taken to social media to express their anger at Samuel P., the history teacher who was killed on Friday. The victim's address and phone number had been posted on social media.
9:02 p.m. "Tonight, it is the Republic which is attacked with the despicable assassination of one of its servants, a teacher", reacted the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer on Twitter. “I think tonight of him, of his family. Our unity and steadfastness are the only answers to the monstrosity of Islamist terrorism. We will face it, ”he continued.
8:58 p.m. The investigations were entrusted to the Antiterrorist Sub-Directorate (SDAT) and the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI). For the record, the national anti-terrorism prosecution quickly took up the case. An investigation has been opened for "murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise" and "criminal terrorist association". The anti-terrorism prosecutor Jean-François Ricard visited the site, he was accompanied by several other magistrates.
8:29 p.m. The attacker is said to be an 18-year-old man of Chechen origin. The Twitter account he most likely used to claim responsibility, posting the photo of the deceased victim, was called "@ tchetchene_270". An account that has been suspended.
8:01 p.m. President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron is going to Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
7:51 p.m. "Back in Paris, I keep myself informed directly of the crisis unit that I have opened, in conjunction with the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister," wrote Gérald Darmanin on Twitter.
7:36 p.m. The victim was a history teacher at the Bois d’Aulne college in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. The man did show caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a class a few days ago, as we have revealed. The attacker did well in retaliation.
19:05. The assailant claimed responsibility on Twitter, posting the photo of the deceased victim at 4:55 p.m. via an Android phone. "To Macron, the leader of the infidels, I executed one of your hellhounds who dared to belittle Muhammad", he wrote in particular. The affected account has been suspended.
6:54 p.m. The assailant is deceased. When the police arrived at his contact, the man refused to drop his knife, being aggressive towards the officials who fired several times.
6:47 p.m. The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) is handling the case. An investigation has been opened for "murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise" and "criminal terrorist association".
NEWS INFO17. Terrifying crime scene in Eragny-sur-Oise this late Friday afternoon. A man was beheaded in the rue du Buisson Moineau. The police chased the attacker, who was neutralized by bullets on Avenue Roger Salengro, located a few hundred meters away, not far from the town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines).
A large security perimeter was put in place by the police and the demining service was called. The perpetrator is believed to have a belt that suggests they are explosives. The terrorist trail is mentioned at this stage, but not confirmed, specifies a police source.
The victim is a teacher
According to our information, the victim is a teacher at the Bois d´Aulne college in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. The man allegedly showed the Muhammad cartoons during a lesson, which allegedly motivated the killer's act. The latter is known to the police, according to our information.
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