Overview
- Emma Vallain, a 22‑year‑old parliamentary assistant injured on 5 November, says her condition is improving and she hopes to avoid lasting after‑effects.
- She thanks supporters and argues the attack should be treated as terrorism, citing the suspect’s claimed “mission” from Allah, “Allah Akbar” at arrest, and items found in the car.
- Investigators report the 35‑year‑old French suspect had recently converted to Islam, was described as poly‑drug‑dependent, and had a 35‑centimeter knife in his vehicle.
- Prosecutor Arnaud Laraize says the national anti‑terror office declined to seize the case because the suspect’s statements were incoherent and not tied to a jihadist framework, with experts finding altered—but not abolished—discernment.
- The suspect was indicted on 7 November for attempted assassinations and placed in pre‑trial detention, with the investigation remaining under the La Rochelle prosecutor.