A man who declared his intention to carry out a terrorist attack was arrested on Avenue de Prado in Marseille, BFM Provence reported on Saturday November 19. The man had told a passer-by near a restaurant in the city’s eighth arrondissement that he was a terrorist ready for anything and that he wanted to support the Palestinian cause.
The anti-crime brigade (BAC), which was called to the scene, quickly intervened. The man pretended to be holding something in his hand and claimed he wanted to negotiate with the police. However, the officers quickly realised that it was in fact only a lighter.
The man was eventually arrested and taken into police custody. Neither explosives nor dangerous objects were found on him. The man had assured investigators that he intended to kill police officers, soldiers and Jews.