The police arrested a 15-year-old young man with a knife not far from the great synagogue of Strasbourg, this Thursday, October 19. He was taken into custody.
A young Frenchman of Chechen origin was arrested by a CRS this Thursday, October 19. Barely 15 years old, he allegedly rubbed the blade of a knife on the barriers surrounding the Peace Synagogue, AFP reported this Friday, October 20.
The man would beknown to the police” for some “acts of violence” but also “intelligence services“, indicates a police source to France 3 Alsace.
Placed in police custody, he claimed, according to AFP, to have found this knife with a 12 centimeter long blade in his pocket by chance and assured that he was unaware that the building was a synagogue.
According to AFP, searches carried out by investigators in the teenager’s cell phone revealed a message indicating: “ATT I’m coming to your high school, I’m going to light the kalache, I’ll be the most famous Chechen.” The police also discovered an internet search to find out the price of a Kalashnikov.
The day after this arrest, Jeanne Barseghian, mayor of Strasbourg, reacted. “I share the emotion of the people of Strasbourg and particularly the Jewish community following the arrest of an armed teenager near the synagogue. I would like to assure all Strasbourg residents of our mobilization, of our attachment to harmony and public tranquility. We will not tolerate any anti-Semitic threats, acts or remarks on our soil.” can we read in the press release published this Friday, October 20.
2023-10-20 22:02:06
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