After attack in south of France, police found evidence of a connection of perpetrator to Dschihadistenmiliz Islamic State (IS). In a house search in Carcassonne, corresponding notes were discovered, shared several French. In addition to digital data carriers, investigators would have found a kind of handwritten testament in which he professes himself to be.

The Moroccan-born Frenchman Radouane L. Had first robbed a car on Friday and n took several hostages in a supermarket in town of Trèbes. The attack killed a total of four people, including 25-year-old assassin. The investigators, in addition to a Tatmotiv, searched for possible accomplices.

Investigators find explosives and weapons

The police also searched supermarket where hostage-taking took place. The investigators discovered three self-built explosive devices, a pistol and a hunting knife, and shared sources from judicial circles. Furrmore, a woman from environment of offender and a minor friend had been taken into police custody.

The attacker had criminal records for minor violations of Weapons and Drugs Act, and he also had a short prison sentence. However, authorities had also recorded it in a database for years because of possible radicalisation. In 2016 and 2017 he was even checked – in what form, was not known at first. However, re were no signs that man could step into a Terrortat, said French prosecutor François Molins.

Hostage-taking in France-police shoots hostage taker in a supermarket in sourn French Trèbes man had taken several hostages. French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe talks about a terrorist attack. © Photo: Regis Duvignau/Reuters French cop dies after hostage-taking

The 45-year-old cop, who had been severely injured in assault, died on Saturday night. This was shared by French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb. The official, Arnaud Beltrame, had voluntarily entered force of perpetrator in supermarket hostages, who had already killed two people re before.

Beltrame had left his phone with an open connection on a table. So forces could have heard what was playing in supermarket. The man was fatally injured when attacker shot him under unexplained circumstances – n police stormed building and shot terrorist Radouane L. Two or officials were also injured in access.

"By giving his life to stop murderous escapades of a jihadist terrorist, he has fallen as a hero," said French president Emmanuel Macron. Collomb tweeted: "France will never forget its heroism, its bravery and its sacrifice."

Macron also said that terrorist threat is now primarily from within – from people who have radicalized mselves. France, however, is no longer in such a situation as it was two or three years ago, when attacks in France were controlled from Iraqi-Syrian war zone. This was case, according to investigators in Paris terrorist attacks of 13 November 2015.

Date Of Update: 25 March 2018, 12:02