A terror assault suspect in Paris has been revealed as an asylum seeker who posted TikTok movies claiming Africa ought to ’by no means forgive France’.
Sagou Gouno Kassogue, 32, was in custody within the French capital on Saturday evening following an assault that noticed a backpack set on fireplace and rail passengers slashed with a knife in a rampage that left three in hospital.
’He first ignited his backpack, after which appeared to slash folks at random by an escalator,’ mentioned an investigating supply.
’The primary sufferer suffered extreme abdomen wounds, however his life will not be 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 immediately
An asylum seeker from Mali wounded three folks 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 immediately
’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 as a consequence of go to a psychiatrist in Turin this weekend.
Prosecutors in France mentioned the preliminary enquiry was for ’tried homicide’, and that Kassogue had no legal historical past or hyperlinks to terrorist teams.
There was ’no signal of religiosity’, mentioned the investigating supply, however safety sources mentioned he had recurrently posted movies on-line expressing his anger at what he referred to 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 – wherein Kassogue criticizes the French.
In a single posting, dated December 2, 2023, Kassogue writes: ’R.I.P. (Relaxation 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 yr, and was packed on a Saturday morning
A person seemingly armed with a knife and a hammer injured three folks within the assault immediately
There was 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 immediately
’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, mentioned: ’As we converse, there aren’t any parts to recommend that it is a terrorist act.
’The suspect’s residence allow was issued in 2019 and stays lively,’ mentioned 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 yr, 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 yr, a trainer was killed, and three others have been severely wounded in a knife assault by a radicalised Chechen nationwide at a college in Arras.
And in 2022 a Chechen refugee beheaded Samuel Paty at a college within the Paris suburbs after the historical past trainer confirmed youngsters caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.