- Sagou Gouno Kassogue, 32, in custody within the French capital on Saturday evening
A terror assault suspect in Paris has been named after a backpack was set on hearth and rail passengers have been slashed with a knife in a rampage that left three in hospital.
Sagou Gouno Kassogue, 32, was in custody within the French capital on Saturday evening following the savage assaults on the Gare de Lyon.
Shocked rail passengers watched him set his backpack on hearth earlier than first focusing on a safety guard quick after 8am.
‘He first ignited his backpack, after which appeared to slash individuals at random by an escalator,’ stated an investigating supply.
‘The first sufferer suffered extreme abdomen wounds, however his life just isn’t at risk anymore.
Sagou Gouno Kassogue, 32, was in custody within the French capital on Saturday evening following the savage assaults on the Gare de Lyon
Police investigators work contained in the Gare de Lyon station in Paris after an assault as we speak
An asylum seeker from Mali wounded three individuals throughout a knife and hammer assault on the Paris station
Police investigators work on the crime contained in the Gare de Lyon station after an assault as we speak
‘Two different victims suffered slight accidents and have been taken to hospital for therapy.’
It was revealed that Kassogue arrived in Italy from Mali in 2016, and was given a residence allow as he pursued an asylum declare.
He was affected by excessive psychological issues, and had been on account of go to a psychiatrist in Turin this weekend.
Prosecutors in France stated the preliminary enquiry was for ‘tried homicide’, and that Kassogue had no felony historical past or hyperlinks to terrorist teams.
There was ‘no signal of religiosity’, stated the investigating supply, however safety sources stated he had recurrently posted movies on-line expressing his anger at what he known as ‘colonialism’.
This included the presence of French troops in his native Mali combating Islamist teams, together with Al-Qaeda.
Investigators are significantly taken with a TikTok account – which has but to be authenticated – during which Kassogue criticizes the French.
In one posting, dated December 2, 2023, Kassogue writes: ‘R.I.P. (Rest in Peace) in three months, might Allah welcome me to his paradise’.
Gare de Lyon, the second busiest station in France, handles as much as 150million passengers a 12 months, and was packed on a Saturday morning
A person seemingly armed with a knife and a hammer injured three individuals within the assault as we speak
There has been a collection of knife assaults carried out by violent extremists linked to Islamist teams in France over the previous decade
Police investigators work contained in the Gare de Lyon station after an assault earlier as we speak
‘Africa ought to by no means forgive France,’ says Kassogue, who’s carrying glasses and a beard within the Tik Tok video.
Laurent Nuñez, the Paris police prefect, stated: ‘As we converse, there aren’t any components to counsel that it is a terrorist act.
‘The suspect’s residence allow was issued in 2019 and stays energetic,’ stated Mr Nuñez. ‘The investigation is being carried out by prosecutors, with the help of judicial police.’
Gare de Lyon, the second busiest station in France, handles as much as 150million passengers a 12 months, and was packed on a Saturday morning.
It was instantly evacuated after the assault, with all providers cancelled.
It follows a collection of knife assaults carried out by violent extremists linked to Islamist teams in France over the previous decade.
In October final 12 months, a instructor was killed, and three others have been significantly wounded in a knife assault by a radicalised Chechen nationwide at a faculty in Arras.
And in 2022 a Chechen refugee beheaded Samuel Paty at a faculty within the Paris suburbs after the historical past instructor confirmed youngsters caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.