A Yemeni-born teenager was arrested on Friday for “carrying a prohibited weapon” and “possession of images of a terrorist content” and taken into police custody, according to judicial sources quoted by Valeurs actuelles.
He was caught with a knife in the schoolyard of the Collège Albert-Camus in Brunoy (Essonne), which he attends, as it was suspected that he was radicalised. The school management alerted the authorities.
The young man is also suspected of having numerous photos and videos with an Islamist-terrorist background on his mobile phone. During the house search, the investigators discovered that the phone had been reset to factory settings.
As a result, all photos and videos had disappeared. However, law enforcement officers were able to confiscate some computer hardware during the search.
The student is unknown in the law enforcement database. He is said to suffer from mental health problems. On Saturday, he was brought before the juvenile court judge for possession of a weapon (…).
Thanks to the audio and video files that the young man kept in his computer equipment, the procedure should allow the questioning of other minors whose participation was established. (…)
Brunoy (91) : un collégien de 15 ans soupçonné d’être radicalisé amène un couteau dans son établissement. L’ado, né au Yémen, placé en garde à vue – Fdesouche / Le JDD