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Paris Metro Stabbings Suspect Identified as French National After Initial OQTF Claim

Officials now report he holds French nationality, prompting checks on how earlier records listed him as a Malian under an expulsion order.

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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 were lightly wounded between 16:10 and 16:45 at République, Arts‑et‑Métiers and Opéra on Line 3, with no life‑threatening injuries reported.
  • Investigators used metro CCTV and the geolocation of his phone to arrest the 25‑year‑old in Sarcelles in the Val‑d’Oise.
  • His police custody was lifted after a medical exam deemed it incompatible with his condition, and he was transferred to a psychiatric infirmary.
  • The regional transport police are pursuing an inquiry for attempted voluntary homicide and armed violence, with formal questioning delayed until his health allows.
  • The Interior Ministry says a French passport was found and checks indicate a 2018 naturalization, contradicting earlier descriptions of him as a Malian under an OQTF who had been placed in administrative detention.