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Sunday, August 6, 2017
Knifeman arrested at Eiffel Tower ‘wanted to kill soldier’
A man arrested at the Eiffel Tower after brandishing a knife in front of tourists and security forces has told investigators he wanted to kill a soldier, sources close to the case tell AFP.
The intruder, who is aged around 19 and has a history of psychological problems, was arrested late on last night at the Paris monument after bursting past security and shouting “Allahu Akbar.”
In custody, he said he wanted to commit “an attack against a soldier and had been in contact with a member of the jihadist group Islamic State who encouraged him to take action,” a separate source tells AFP.
— AFP
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