By Saskya Vandoorne and Antoine Crouin, CNN, Updated 1919 GMT (0319 HKT) October 3, 2019. 4 killed in Paris stabbing attack 01:19. [15][16] The perpetrator had converted to Islam;[17] according to Paris prosecutor Jean-François Ricard his conversion to Islam took place a decade prior. Investigators say the 45-year-old computer expert who killed four colleagues and injured two others at the Paris police headquarters was in contact with an ultra-conservative branch of Islam. 12/10/2020 - 20:47. in Actions, All News, Europe, Headline, International Solidarity, … Emergency numbers Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said three of the victims were men and one was a woman. The three policemen and a female police administrative worker were killed by a fellow member of staff, who was later shot dead, authorities told CNN. Castaner said the assailant was a 45-year-old man and had been an employee at the police station since 2003. [30] In February 2020, Le Parisien reported that technical investigation of Harpon's private computer and cellphone confirmed that the attack was terrorist in nature and that sources close to the investigation described a "hybrid profile" of terrorism and psychiatry. T hree officers and an administrative assistant were stabbed to death at Paris police headquarters by an employee who went on a rampage after evading security with a … by Firaz Dag. [18][32] Castaner had said in a press conference that the attacker had never shown any conspicuous behaviour. The individual who attacked Paris' police headquarters, killing four people, was a 45-year-old man, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said in a press conference Thursday. [18][19] He attended mosque rituals twice a day. She wrote on Twitter: "Paris cries for its own this afternoon after this terrible attack at the @prefpolice. Among those five was an imam listed in the Fiche S, a list of individuals deemed potential security threats. The assailant, an IT employee at the prefecture, was shot dead. [9], The attacker was reported as being 45-year-old Mickaël Harpon, an IT specialist who worked in the intelligence unit of the police headquarters for the last 16 years and held a military secrecy security clearance, giving him access to restricted information like the watchlist of terror suspects, addresses of police officers and data on French citizens and their families who had returned after they fought in the Syrian Civil War. Investigators combed an IT staffer's computer Friday for clues as to why he stabbed four colleagues to death at police headquarters in Paris, as his wife said he had been "agitated" before going on the rampage with a kitchen knife. During the early afternoon on 3 October 2019, a police employee stabbed six colleagues at the Prefecture of Police on the Île de la Cité in central Paris, killing three police officers and one member of the support staff as well as injuring two others. Paris police attack: administrator kills four at police headquarters This article is more than 1 year old. [27], Five people linked to the attacker were arrested on 14 October 2019. Four people were killed in a knife attack at police headquarters in Paris on Thursday, a police union official said. Armed soldiers patrol after an incident at the police headquarters in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. "During the Paris Council, we will pay tribute to the victims and will salute the unfailing commitment of police forces serving the security of Parisians. The Michelin Travel store Discover the vast wealth of MICHELIN's maps and guides and travel with total peace of mind. [20] Colleagues had reported Harpon in 2015 for voicing support for the attack on Charlie Hebdo; nothing was done. Paris (CNN)Four police employees were killed in a knife attack at Paris police headquarters on Thursday, according to city prosecutor Remy Heitz. The Paris … Security forces establish a perimeter near the scene. The police headquarters, situated in the heart of the city, is located across the street from Notre Dame Cathedral. Law enforcement sources told Reuters that the attacker was killed. It is not yet clear if she was at the scene of the attack or why she was taken into custody. A French law enforcement official went on a knife rampage at police headquarters in Paris on Thursday, killing four police colleagues before being fatally shot, the police union said. The 45-year-old killed three men and a woman three police members and an administrative staffer in a frenzied 30-minute attack that ended when he was shot in the head. Officers investigated possible links with the 2016 Magnanville stabbing, in which two police officers were killed at their home by Larossi Abballa, an Islamist who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said "several police officers have lost their lives" and that her thoughts are with the families of the victims. Cité station, part of the Paris Métro , was temporarily closed. Under orders from the head of the Parisian police, Maurice Papon, the French National Police attacked a demonstration by 30,000 pro-National Liberation Front (FLN) Algerians. Paris police headquarters attacked by 40 people with fireworks and iron bars It was revealed that on Saturday night, 40 people attacked a police station in Paris. Emergency personnel stand by an air ambulance helicopter on the Pont Marie near Paris police HQ. [6][7][8] The attack came a day after police went on strike across France over increasing violence towards officers. Local police units open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm are responsible for community policing. The attacker worked at the police building in an administrative capacity. He did not elaborate on the victim's condition or injuries. Four Paris police employees were killed when a man armed with a knife went on a stabbing rampage Thursday at police headquarters, across from Notre Dame Cathedral. He was shot dead by police at the scene. [10][21], The counter-terrorism head said that the attacker had radical and extremist religious views, that started when he justified some violent acts with an Islamist background, stopped wearing Western clothes and to not talking to other women excluding those of his family. These four communes were added in the 19th century to the jurisdiction of the Prefecture of Police in order to ensure special protection of the imperial/royal residences located there. One victim is undergoing surgery, said French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner. There is no indication of a motive yet. [5] Investigation of Harpon's computer and phone revealed that he searched the internet for "how to kill infidels" shortly before the attack. Among those, Harpon wrote "Allah Akbar" and "Follow our much-loved Prophet Muhammad, and meditate on the Quran". 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On my behalf and that of Parisians, my first thoughts go to the families of the victims and their loved ones. Paris Police headquarters videos and latest news articles; GlobalNews.ca your source for the latest news on Paris Police headquarters . Knife-wielding employee shot dead after attack in building near Notre Dame Cathedral. UNHCR chief reacts, Biden mulls reopening Havana embassy after Trump pulled staff, See mesmerizing night footage of Mount Etna erupting. [22][23] Before starting the attack, Harpon talked with his wife, and they exchanged a total of 33 messages. Heavy casualties, several police officers lost their lives. Each “commissariat” or police station is responsible for the security of their arrondissement. Three officers and an administrative worker have been killed in a knife attack at Paris' police headquarters. This mission is fulfilled in the Paris area by the Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de Paris which is nicknamed after its address "36 Quai des Orfèvres" (often without the number), and is a metonym for the Police generally; the national headquarters of the PJ, as it … CNN's Arnaud Siad contributed to this report. On 3 October 2019, a police employee at the Paris police headquarters stabbed four of his colleagues to death and injured two others. French police have arrested five people linked to a knifeman who killed four colleagues at the Paris police headquarters earlier this month, reports and sources say. The Paris prosecutor says an employee’s knife attack at Paris police headquarters left three officers and an administrator dead. The assailant, an administrative officer employed by the police, was shot dead. The police headquarters, which is situated on an island in the river Seine, was blocked off after the attack. [6], Castaner received calls for his resignation from numerous prominent politicians from the entire spectrum from the extreme left to the extreme right. There were tensions between the knifeman and his supervisor, according to police union official Christophe Crepin. A civilian employee raged through Paris police headquarters with a knife Thursday, stabbing four police colleagues to death before he … Its jurisdiction also included the communes (municipalities) of Saint-Cloud, Sèvres, Meudon, and Enghien-les-Bains, which were located in the Seine-et-Oise département. image caption Paris police headquarters is located in the heart of Paris. [7][8][10] He was born in Fort-de-France in the Caribbean overseas department of Martinique in 1974,[11] and had been deaf since childhood. Loïc Travers, Secretary of the National Police Alliance for the Ile-de-France region, told BFM TV that the attacker "has been with us for over 20 years.". [24][25], A USB flash drive was found at Harpon's office: propaganda material from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, including beheading videos,[26] and details of police officers who worked with him were found inside it. The incident took place inside the building, which is located near Notre Dame Cathedral on the Île de la Cité in central Paris. A police union official had said earlier that four police officers died. At least four police officers were killed, according to French television channel BFM. Employee kills four officers at Paris police headquarters (Image credit: CNN/YouTube) A knife-wielding attacker killed four policemen in central Paris before being shot dead. [33], "Employee kills four with knife at Paris police HQ", "EN DIRECT – Attaque à la préfecture de police de Paris : quatre personnes tuées, l'assaillant abattu", "European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend report (TE-SAT) 2020", "Attaque à la préfecture de police de Paris: qui sont les victimes? No police officer was injured,” the Paris police headquarters tweeted on Sunday. [31] Europol classified the attack as jihadist terrorism in their annual EU Terrorism Situation and Trend report (TE-SAT) released in June 2020. The Direction régionale de la police judiciaire de la préfecture de police de Paris (DRPJ Paris), often called the 36 quai des Orfèvres or simply the 36 (trente-six) by the address of its headquarters, is the division of the Police judiciaire in Paris.Its 2,200 officers investigate about 15,000 crimes and offences a year. [PARIS] At least four police officers were killed Thursday at Paris police headquarters by a man with a knife, according to a French police union official. The nearby Cité metro station was closed for security measures but has since been reopened. [28][29][needs update], France Inter reported in October 2019 that the investigators suspected that the attack was the result of a suicidal delirium, and that the ISIL videos on the USB drive found at Harpon's office belonged to his coworkers. A knife-wielding man employed at police headquarters in central Paris stabbed four officers to death Thursday before being shot dead by police, French media report said. He was shot dead by police at the scene. [13], Initial reports suggested a workplace dispute was the motive. The Elysée Palace said in a statement: "The President of the Republic went to the police station to show his support and solidarity to all the staff.". The wife of the attacker has been taken into custody, a source in the Paris prosecutor's office told CNN. The Paris massacre of 1961 occurred on 17 October 1961, during the Algerian War (1954–62). On 3 October 2019, a police employee at the Paris police headquarters stabbed four of his colleagues to death and injured two others. A spokesman for the Paris police has declined to comment on the incident. The jurisdiction of the Prefecture of Police was initially the Seine département. The day after the attack, a counter-terrorism investigation was opened,[14] looking into whether the attacker was a radicalised Islamist and the possibility that he may have been in contact with or received support from any terrorist groups. Investigators suspect a workplace row sparked the deadliest attack on police in France in years, news agency AFP reported. 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