France: Terrorist act near Paris - arrests in the suspect's environment

Paris. After the shooting attack in the Paris region, three more people from the suspect's family and friends were arrested. This was announced by the anti-terrorism prosecutor's office in Paris. The measures were ordered last night and yesterday evening. On Friday, a person close to the suspect was taken into custody.

When requested, the authorities initially did not want to provide further information about those arrested. She did not confirm French media reports that the 39-year-old suspect's mother was among those arrested.

The main suspect's police custody was extended the morning after an initial interrogation, it said. His state of health was classified as compatible with this measure. A blood test is underway to determine his “toxicological burden”.

A man fired an automatic weapon from a car on the street in the municipalities of Trappes and La Verrière on Friday. One person was killed and five others were injured, some of them very seriously, including a twelve-year-old girl. The suspect was arrested a short time later. President Emmanuel Macron condemned the incident as a “racist terrorist attack.”