The man who wounded six people at Gare Nord in Paris on Wednesday morning, who was hospitalized after being shot dead by police, was “possibly” born in Algeria or Libya and is in his 20s, according to Paris prosecutor Laure. Bekkuau, quoted by AFP.

“The exact identification of the suspect is ongoing, as he is registered under several names in the automated fingerprint file, which contains his statements during the previous procedures to which he was subjected,” the statement said.

“He was hospitalized and is currently being operated on. He could not be interviewed due to his health. The report describing his injuries indicated two blows to the chest and a blow to the lower end of the right arm,” she added.

According to a police source, it is about a Libyan born in 2000 who is obliged to leave the territory of France (OQTF).

As the man is a Libyan citizen, France could not deport him to the country due to instability, the same source added.

According to her, the French authorities do not support “the exchange channel for the identification of Libyan citizens.”

Bekquau said shortly before 6:45 a.m. the man “suddenly began, for no apparent reason at this stage, to hit the first victim with a weapon, a victim he struck approximately 20 times,” but stressed that “the exact sequence of events is currently unknown.” .

For an unknown reason, the man attacked several people with a white weapon and managed to injure several of them. Police used their weapons to stop the aggressor, who suffered a minor bullet wound, the same source added, according to AFP.

He used “a metal hook, the longer part of which ended in a point, surrounded in its main part by a rope, which provides a better grip.”

According to the prosecutor, six people were injured, two men aged 36 and 41, a 46-year-old border police officer from the North Station and three women aged 40, 47 and 53. transit.

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