Orly attacker told soldiers he wanted to die for Allah, was flagged for radicalism in prison spell

AP ^ | 03/18/17

[Hadean]

PARIS — Paris prosecutor Francois Molins says the man who attacked a soldier at Orly Airport had 9 mm revolver that shoots birdshot and used it to take the soldier hostage.

He said the soldier's colleagues shot the man to death after he wrenched away her powerful military-grade assault rifle Saturday morning.

Molins told reporters Saturday night that the attacker — a Frenchman he named as Ziyed Ben Belgacem — had shot off the pistol twice earlier that day: once against French police at a traffic stop, then in a bar where he pointed it at customers, shot it but didn't hit anyone.

Molins says a cousin of the airport attacker is in custody after presenting himself to police. The attacker's father and brother are also in police custody for questioning — standard operating procedure in such cases.

[dp0622]

I didn’t know that and I live 4 miles from where it happened. Wow.

[kearnyirish2]

That is probably the main reason there was no prosecution of the cops; if they were guilty of anything, she’d be in trouble, too. She is clearly visible in the video.

[dp0622]

Wow.

That makes sense. The north shore, where it happened couldn’t get a jury to indict her.

The south shore could Never get a jury to indict the men.

[kearnyirish2]

Interesting; you’re much more familiar with the layout of Staten Island.

FRegards!