The manhunt for the alleged perpetrator, who has killed on Tuesday evening in Strasbourg, two people, runs. There are more Details to the 29-Year-old known: As a native of France, Chérif C., was sentenced several times for theft detention, most recently by the local court of Singen. After he had served his sentence in Germany, he was deported in 2017, according to France. Even after a brother of the Suspect is apparently wanted by the police. the
The alleged attacker of Strasbourg, who was killed on Tuesday evening two people (previously, it was reported three of the dead) on a Christmas market and several more critically injured, apparently has done in the past, due to various offences, prison sentences. And also in Switzerland and in Germany.
According to the knowledge of the German judiciary, it went in all cases to break-ins. Thus, the district court sentenced the Sing the 29-Year-old Chérif C. mid-2016, two years and three months in prison because he was a break-in at a dental practice in Mainz, Germany, and a pharmacy in Close in the South of Baden-württemberg. After the Serving of the punishment, he was deported in the year 2017, according to France. As is clear from the judgment of the court moreover, he was sentenced, among other things, as early as 2008 in France and in Switzerland in 2013, respectively, due to several break-ins to prison. Overall, he was sitting in front of his Judge in Singing four years in prison. All of the deeds he has admitted to.
The court records, according to Chérif C. was born in Strasbourg, the dpa news Agency, according to the family’s North African roots. He had grown up with six siblings in the parents ‘ house in Strasbourg, had a secondary school degree equivalent, he had done no training. After school C. worked according to the figures, in the case of the municipality, since 2011 he had been unemployed, and by his own admission, traveled a lot.
According to the French authorities not to have been the 29-Year-old as a potential perpetrator of violence is known – so far, however, in connection with terrorism. There are a total of the French attorney-General, 27 the court judgments against C. During his jail the Suspect got radicalized stays increasingly Islamist. Since 2015, he was classified as a potential threat, and in France monitored. The exact motive for the attack Tuesday night was unclear. May had been the trigger that the police want to take him in on Tuesday to have fixed.
The alleged perpetrator should have been arrested on Tuesday morning
Actually, C should have been on Tuesday morning in connection with a murder attempt arrested. He, however, was not at home. In the case of the search of his apartment hours before the shooting grenades to be found, such as France Info and the newspaper Le Parisien. The Strasbourg public Prosecutor’s office also seized knives, firearms magazines and a loaded handgun.
Since the attempted assassination on Tuesday night of the alleged perpetrator is on the run. The authorities launched a terror investigation. The French government called on the highest Security alert level, and sent police reinforcements to Strasbourg. There are about 350 security forces are searching for the 29-Year-old who was shot in an exchange of fire with soldiers-shot – apparently, he was wounded in the Arm.
Even after Chérifs brother Sami C is sought. A senior security expert told the Berlin daily mirror. Both brothers were classified according to as a radicalized and the Strasbourg Islamists milieu. Contacts with the Salafist scene in Germany are so far not known. The German security authorities, both the alleged attacker and his brother were of the dpa, not as a threat is known.
the two men have fled to neighboring Germany, may not be excluded. Since the night the Federal police controlled the four border crossings to France, and in Kehl, Germany, Iffezheim, Breisach, and Rheinau. Commuters would have to adjust to waiting times of up to 90 minutes, according to a spokesman. Not only the road transport but also public transport will be reviewed. This also includes the cross-border Tram D. is one of This was locked in for the night already, now it departs again. According to police, the pedestrian and cyclist bridge Passerelle des Deux Rives, bridge of the two banks is controlled, between Kehl and Strasbourg.
