Overview
- National antiterror prosecutors declined to take over, and the La Rochelle prosecutor said he will open a judicial investigation and seek charges for attempted assassinations targeting seven people.
- A psychiatric assessment found an impairment, not an abolition, of the suspect’s discernment, and tests indicated cannabis influence alongside addictive behavior patterns.
- The suspect told investigators he had recently converted to Islam on his own via social networks and said he followed orders from Allah, with no links to any organization established by investigators.
- Investigators recovered a gas canister and a 35 cm knife from the car the suspect set on fire, and they are analyzing phones and IT material after finding a handset badly damaged.
- Five people were injured, including a 22‑year‑old parliamentary aide and a 69‑year‑old cyclist, with two still in very serious condition though their lives are no longer in immediate danger.