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Paris Metro Knife Attack Suspect Identified as French National After Passport Found

The Interior Ministry says the discovery of a French passport contradicts initial claims of irregular status and is prompting file checks as the probe continues.

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La garde à vue de l’homme soupçonné d’avoir agressé au couteau vendredi trois femmes dans le métro parisien, les blessant légèrement, a été levée samedi 27 décembre 2025 car son état nécessitait son placement en infirmerie psychiatrique, a indiqué le parquet.

Overview

  • Three women suffered minor wounds in Friday’s stabbings on metro line 3 before police tracked and arrested a 25-year-old suspect in Sarcelles using CCTV and phone geolocation.
  • The suspect’s custody was lifted for psychiatric reasons and he was transferred to a psychiatric infirmary, with further interviews to resume if doctors deem him fit.
  • Investigators found a French passport for the suspect, and the Interior Ministry says current checks do not contradict that he is French, reversing earlier descriptions of Malian nationality under an OQTF.
  • According to multiple outlets citing sources, the man was naturalized in 2018; authorities are reviewing why prior records and procedures treated him as removable after his 2024–2025 convictions and detention.
  • In a separate case at l’église de la Madeleine, a suspect under an OQTF was arrested over an assault on a sacristan, then released from custody for health reasons as prosecutors pursue a hate‑motivated violence inquiry.