Man With Non-Lethal Weapon Arrested at Charlie Hebdo Memorial Event in Toulouse

The 58-year-old, found with a blank-firing pistol and additional similar weapons at his home, is not known to authorities, and his motives remain unclear.

A 58-year-old man was detained at a security checkpoint while attempting to attend a conference marking 10 years since the Charlie Hebdo attack in Toulouse.
The man was carrying a blank-firing pistol with a neutralized barrel, which triggered the venue's security system.
Authorities later discovered seven to nine additional non-lethal weapons of the same type at his home and in his vehicle during a search.
The individual, who has no criminal record, psychiatric history, or known links to radicalization, is being investigated for possession of the weapons.
The conference, focused on freedom of expression and attended by 350 people, proceeded without further incident.

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