Overview
- Three women sustained minor injuries in knife attacks Friday on Metro Line 3 at République, Arts‑et‑Métiers and Opéra.
- The 25‑year‑old was identified via CCTV and mobile‑phone geolocation and arrested the same day in Sarcelles, Val‑d’Oise.
- His police custody was lifted after a medical assessment deemed it incompatible with detention, and he was placed in a psychiatric infirmary.
- The Interior Ministry now says the suspect holds a French passport, with sources indicating he was naturalized in 2018, contradicting initial claims that he was an irregular Malian under an OQTF.
- Prosecutors opened an inquiry for attempted homicide and weapon violence led by the regional transport security unit, and reports say a terrorism motive is not prioritized.