Sources at the Paris prosecutor's office, which had been handling the inquiry, said on Friday that the case had been passed to the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office (PNAT). The attacker, named as Mickael Harpon, was born on the French overseas territory of Martinique in the Caribbean. According to reports Mickael Harpon bought the ceramic knife on the morning of the attack and sent a message to his wife confirming the purchase. As yet it is unclear if he was under surveillance at the time of the attack. But his wife, who is being questioned by police, claimed he had behaved in an "unusual and agitated" manner the night before the attack, sources said.

Source: The Local October 04, 2019 18:45 UTC