Overview

• Police detained five people in Lyon who had contacts with a 28-year-old Algerian arrested in Italy under a European warrant.
• The Sous-direction antiterroriste is handling the custodial interrogations after Paris anti-terror judges assumed control of the case.
• A police source says advanced technical work placed the Italy-arrested suspect near the crime scene at the time of the killing.
• Italian police arrested the suspect on October 2 in Andria and seized a large knife during the operation, and France has requested his transfer.
• Victim Ashur Sarnaya, 45, was fatally stabbed in his wheelchair while livestreaming on September 10, and the inquiry was extended on October 9 to terrorism-related offenses.