Harpon, born on the French overseas territory of Martinique in the Caribbean, converted to Islam about 10 years ago, the prosecutor said. Sources said he had worked in a section of the police service dedicated to collecting information on jihadist radicalisation. 'No nervousness'On the morning of his "extremely violent" attack, Harpon bought two knives -- a 33-centimetre long kitchen knife and an oyster knife -- which he kept hidden, Ricard said. The attack, from his return to the office, the killings and his death by police bullets, lasted seven minutes, Ricard said. Sources at the Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday the case had been passed to the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office (PNAT).

Source: The Local October 06, 2019 07:52 UTC