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French police take Paris gun suspect into custody | French police take Paris gun suspect into custody |
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French police have taken a man into custody on suspicion of carrying out recent gun attacks in Paris, prosecutors say. | French police have taken a man into custody on suspicion of carrying out recent gun attacks in Paris, prosecutors say. |
They said the man bore a strong resemblance to the person shown in surveillance camera footage. | They said the man bore a strong resemblance to the person shown in surveillance camera footage. |
He was taken into custody at about 18:00 GMT from a vehicle in a car park in Bois-Colombes, north-west of Paris. | |
The suspect threatened a TV station last Friday, and attacked a newspaper office and a bank HQ on Monday. | The suspect threatened a TV station last Friday, and attacked a newspaper office and a bank HQ on Monday. |
He was apprehended from a stationary car in an underground car park. | He was apprehended from a stationary car in an underground car park. |
Prosecutors said the reading of the man's rights had been postponed and he was not yet in a position to be questioned. | |
They gave no further explanation and have not yet given the man's identity nor any motive. | |
Some media reports suggested the man may have been unconscious or semi-conscious. | |
Hundreds of police were involved in an intensive manhunt that began on Monday, and security was stepped up at all media outlets. | |
An appeal for information generated almost 700 calls. | |
'I will not miss' | |
The first incident - last Friday - was at the offices of the BFMTV television channel. | The first incident - last Friday - was at the offices of the BFMTV television channel. |
The intruder emptied the chamber of his gun in the reception area without firing, saying: "Next time, I will not miss you." | The intruder emptied the chamber of his gun in the reception area without firing, saying: "Next time, I will not miss you." |
CCTV showed that he spent only a few seconds in reception, before hurrying out. | CCTV showed that he spent only a few seconds in reception, before hurrying out. |
On Monday, the suspect attacked the offices of the Liberation newspaper, firing twice and critically injuring a 23-year-old photography assistant. | |
Two hours later, the same man fired shots outside the headquarters of the bank Societe Generale, in the western business district of La Defense. No-one was hurt. | Two hours later, the same man fired shots outside the headquarters of the bank Societe Generale, in the western business district of La Defense. No-one was hurt. |
A car was then hijacked and the driver was forced to drop the suspect off near the Avenue des Champs Elysees, where he disappeared. | A car was then hijacked and the driver was forced to drop the suspect off near the Avenue des Champs Elysees, where he disappeared. |
The attacks shocked French newspapers. | |
The publisher of Liberation, Nicolas Demorand, wrote a commentary on Tuesday promising to continue to operate. | |
"Opening fire in a newspaper is an attack on the lives of men and women who are only doing their jobs. And on an idea, a set of values, which we call the Republic," he said. |