The man tried to snatch the weapon from a police officer who was in front of the police prefecture. He was overpowered and taken into police custody.
A man tried to attack a police officer by grabbing his weapon outside the Paris Prefecture of Police on Tuesday the 4th of February. BFMTV learnt this from police sources and the Paris prosecutor’s office. Shortly before 1pm, three police officers from the BRF (Brigade des Réseaux Ferrés) guarding the Rue de la Cité were attacked by a man who came running towards them.
🗣️ ‘The emergency services told me that the person was shouting “Allah akbar” (…) The identity checks suggest that he has had several stays in a psychiatric hospital.’
👉 Laurent Nuñez (
@NunezLaurent
), Prefect of Police of Paris
He tried to take the handgun on the belt of one of the policemen. When the policemen tried to subdue him, the man, who was carrying a piece of a broken mirror, punched one of the policemen in the face. They brought him to the ground, where he again tried to take one of their weapons. One of the police officers suffered a cut to his hand and another sustained a fracture to a finger.
The man was taken into police custody and the injured officers were taken to hospital for treatment. The man was taken to the Central Police Station where he is being examined by a psychiatrist.
He claimed to be a Sudanese national and his identity is currently being verified. The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office has handed over the investigation to the Judicial Police Directorate. The anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office is examining the case, as it revealed to BFMTV.
Préfecture de police à Paris : un migrant soudanais armé d’un miroir brisé, attaque et blesse trois policiers au cri « d’Allah Akbar » (MàJ) – Fdesouche / www.bfmtv.com