At around 10:15 a.m. on Thursday October 5, a man entered a Turkish speciality restaurant on Rue des Petites-Écuries in the 10ᵉ arrondissement of Paris and forcibly demanded money from the staff of the establishment, Valeurs actuelles learned from a police source.
When the staff refused and asked him to leave the premises, the suspect suddenly pulled out a knife and threatened them. He then threw a stone at the shop window and shouted “Allah Akbar” several times.
The man again addressed the staff of the restaurant directly and stated that Muslims should help each other before threatening them to return with about 15 people. He then fled in the direction of the underground. The staff immediately informed the police and gave an exact description of the suspect.
This enabled the police to pick up his trail. He was finally arrested around 11 a.m. at the Porte de la Chapelle in the 18ᵉ arrondissement of the capital. He was taken into police custody for glorifying an act of terrorism, damaging private property and premeditated violence. The victims filed a complaint and an officer from the Criminal Investigation Department went to the restaurant to ascertain the damage to the shop window, which has a smash mark. The central police station (SAIP) of the 10ᵉ arrondissement of Paris was called in.