Suspected attack Paris earlier convicted

According to sources at the French court in 2005, the suspect of the attack on the Champs-Élysées in Paris has already been sentenced to fifteen years for attempted slaughter.

For this reason, the man had long been in the sight of the French anti-terrorist services, according to the newspaper Le Parisien. It is unknown how long the man has been in prison. According to Le Parisien, the suspect is a 39-year-old Frenchman. Amaq, the press office associated with the Islamic State terrorist group reported earlier that the suspect of the attack is a Belgian with the nickname Abu Yousif al-Baljiki.

Due to the Thursday night attack on the Champs-Élysées, a police officer came to life and two agents became seriously injured. The police killed the perpetrator.