Man killed in French anti-terror raid was member of Salafi Muslim group

10 terror suspects arrested in Paris and Nice as part of investigation into firebombing of kosher store in September

By Yoel Goldman 6 October 2012, 11:51 am
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Police and members of the Jewish community stand in front of a kosher supermarket in Sarcelles, north of Paris, where a bomb exploded last month (photo credit: AP/Michel Euler)
Police and members of the Jewish community stand in front of a kosher supermarket in Sarcelles, north of Paris, where a bomb exploded last month (photo credit: AP/Michel Euler)

French authorities have revealed that a man killed by police in an anti-terror operation in Strasbourg on Saturday was a member of an ultraconservative Salafi Muslim group. Ten people were arrested in concurrent raids on anti-terror suspects in Paris and Nice.

Saturday’s operations were part of a larger investigation into the firebombing of a kosher supermarket in a Paris suburb last month, according to officials.

Three police officers were reportedly injured in the Strasbourg operation when the suspect shot at them, precipitating deadly retaliatory fire.

One person was injured and three others were treated for shock in the September 19 attack in Sarcelles.

Located to the north of Paris, Sarcelles is an area known for clashes within the immigrant community.

 

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