A Pakistani citizen who attacked passers-by outside the former editorial office of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris was found guilty of attempted murder as part of a terrorist plot and the creation of a terrorist community, BFMTV reported on Tuesday, September 29.
The man confessed to investigators that he was planning to attack the editorial office and then set fire to the office for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, which “infuriated him.” To do this, he bought several bottles of industrial alcohol and a meat chopper.
The attack took place on September 25 on the rue Nicolas Upper in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. A man armed with a machete wounded four people, and then fled from the scene of the incident on the subway. It was alleged that among the victims were two employees of the First Lines news agency.
As part of the investigation, law enforcement officers detained seven people. One of the main suspects turned out to be an 18-year-old native of Pakistan. The young man came to France three years ago. During the arrest, he did not have any documents with him. He later confessed.