The Suspect In Car Attack Near Paris Is An Algerian National

In this image taken from video, masked police stand outside a residence during a search at Sartrouveille suburb, northwest Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. Officials have said that French police are searching a buildi... In this image taken from video, masked police stand outside a residence during a search at Sartrouveille suburb, northwest Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. Officials have said that French police are searching a building which is believed to be linked to the chief suspect in a car attack that injured six soldiers in Paris. (AP Photo) MORE LESS
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PARIS (AP) — A police source says the suspect in an attack on soldiers near Paris is a 37-year-old Algerian man who was legally living in France.

The man, Hamou Benlatreche, was known to French police over minor crimes but has never been convicted in court, the officer told The Associated Press Thursday. He spoke anonymously because he was not allowed to speak on an ongoing investigation.

French media, who reported the same name, say the suspect was living in the suburb of Bezons, north of Paris, where police searched a building on Wednesday night.

The suspect rammed his car into a group of soldiers Wednesday, injuring six of them. He was arrested by police following a highway manhunt and was hospitalized with bullet wounds.

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  1. Cue Dumpy’s condemnatory tweet in 5…4…3…2…1

    And the mosque attack? The crickets are already chirping.

  2. Well, of course he is. What did they expect, someone from Oklahoma? Duh! Sad.

  3. Algeria and France have been “at odds” with one another for a couple of centuries.

  4. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    What, you mean violence and terrorist acts have deep historical roots?

  5. That thought has occurred to me from time to time. Unlike Americans who just like to fight every 15 years or so.

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