French prosecutors are investigating a terrorist plot after a radical Islamist with mental health issues attacked and killed a man near the Eiffel Tower in central Paris. The attacker, a French national of Iranian descent, was arrested at the scene. The incident occurred on Dec 2.
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into a “ terrorist plot ” after a man known to the authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles attacked and killed a 23-year-old man near the Eiffel Tower in central Paris .
The attacker, identified as Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, a French national born in 1997 to Iranian parents, was arrested at the scene. The incident occurred on Dec 2, while France is on high alert against terrorism.
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