Two men indicted for a “jihadist-inspired” knife attack project – archyworldys

Two 23-year-old men were indicted on Wednesday, December 8, and placed in pre-trial detention for having constructed a project “Serious and imminent” knife attack “Jihadist inspiration”, learned Agence France-Presse (AFP) from judicial sources close to the case.

The two men were arrested in Meaux (Seine-et-Marne) and Pecq (Yvelines), on November 29, by the general direction of internal security on the basis of information indicating an imminent attack, have these sources clarified. This confirms information from Parisian. At the end of their police custody, they were indicted on December 3 for “Criminal terrorist association” and incarcerated.

“At least one of the two had a project to act out by the end of the year”, a source familiar with the matter told AFP. “We detected exchanges between them and elements letting us think that their project was serious and imminent”, underlined this source. Alerted, the national anti-terrorism prosecution opened a preliminary investigation.

Attacking passers-by “around Christmas time”

One of the suspects, who disputes the facts, “Was sentenced as a minor by the juvenile court in Paris in April 2019 to four years in prison, including thirty months with a suspended sentence”, the source said, adding that“He recognized his fascination” for the Islamic State organization, “But denied the attack plan. However, hearings in his entourage and other elements of the case attest to his great radicalism “.

The second individual confessed in police custody “A violent action project”, sources told AFP. “After several discussions on the modus operandi, they decided to commit a knife attack in the street on civilians and to die as a martyr being killed by the police”, related one of them, evoking “A project against a background of jihadist inspiration, concerted by two, unlike previous projects which emanated from more isolated individuals”.

It was about attacking passers-by “Around the Christmas period” in shopping malls, universities or on the street. The two men met on social networks and then met physically.

During the searches were seized a knife, phones and computers “In which we found jihadist documentation”, said a judicial source.