French minister Gerald Darmanin (Interior) considers Friday’s stabbing at the former office of Charlie Hebdo like a terrorist attack. The police arrested another five people on Friday evening. Two suspects were arrested earlier in the day.
Two people were injured in the stabbing. They are now out of danger. In January 2015, took place at the office of Charlie Hebdo a terrorist attack already took place, at the time twelve people were killed.
According to Darmanin, the main suspect is an 18-year-old man from Pakistan who came to France three years ago. He is said to have been known to the authorities for illegal possession of weapons. The other suspect was a man from Algeria.
The five men who were arrested later on Friday were born between 1983 and 1996, according to French media. They were arrested in the Parisian suburb of Pantin during a search of the home of the main suspect.
On Friday morning, immediately after the stabbing, the area around the old office was cordoned off by the police. Schools kept children indoors and a number of metro stations were also closed.
Stabbing near the former Charlie Hebdo office
The two victims work for a production company that makes documentaries and journalistic items. Their office was at the same address as the former office of Charlie Hebdo.
It is still unclear whether the two attacks have anything to do with each other. The editorial staff of the satirical magazine moved to another location after the attack in 2015.
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