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French police have arrested a man they suspect to be the gunman who spread panic across Paris for three days after shooting and critically injuring a young man at the offices of the newspaper Libération on Monday.French police have arrested a man they suspect to be the gunman who spread panic across Paris for three days after shooting and critically injuring a young man at the offices of the newspaper Libération on Monday.
The man was discovered in a car in an underground car park at Bois-Colombes in the Paris suburb of Hauts-de-Seine at about 7pm French time (6pm GMT) on Wednesday.The man was discovered in a car in an underground car park at Bois-Colombes in the Paris suburb of Hauts-de-Seine at about 7pm French time (6pm GMT) on Wednesday.
He was said to bear a "very strong resemblance" to a man in photographs taken from security cameras. The rifle-toting man shot a young photographer's assistant at Libération, and threatened a senior editor at BFM TV on Friday evening. He was said to bear a very strong resemblance to a man in photographs taken from security cameras. The rifle-toting man shot a young photographer's assistant at Libération. He had previously threatened a senior editor at BFM TV on Friday evening.
Agnes Thibault Lecuivre, a spokeswoman for the French prosecutor's office, said that a suspect had been arrested on Wednesday evening. It is believed that the man may be behind two other recent incidents in the capital.Agnes Thibault Lecuivre, a spokeswoman for the French prosecutor's office, said that a suspect had been arrested on Wednesday evening. It is believed that the man may be behind two other recent incidents in the capital.
However, detectives were reportedly unable to question the man because he was "semi-conscious", having taken a quantity of medical drugs in a suspected attempt to kill himself. He was taken into police custody, but detectives said he was sleepy and comatose and not in a fit state to be questioned or read his rights. However, detectives were reportedly unable to question the man because he was "semi-conscious", having taken a quantity of medical drugs in a suspected attempt to kill himself.
He was taken into police custody, but detectives said he was sleepy and comatose and not in a fit state to be questioned or read his rights.
Police union official Christophe Crepin said the man appeared heavily medicated when he was detained. "My colleagues noticed he was not very lucid. They deduced that he had taken medicines, because of the capsules nearby," Crepin told the Associated Press.Police union official Christophe Crepin said the man appeared heavily medicated when he was detained. "My colleagues noticed he was not very lucid. They deduced that he had taken medicines, because of the capsules nearby," Crepin told the Associated Press.
French police told journalists on Wednesday night that they could not confirm the arrested man was the shooting suspect until they had received the results of DNA tests.
The man has been transferred to a Paris hospital where he is under armed guard.
Police received several hundred calls after issuing photographs of the suspect on Tuesday. As the city-wide manhunt dragged on for a third day, police were under pressure to find the attacker described as a lone gunman.Police received several hundred calls after issuing photographs of the suspect on Tuesday. As the city-wide manhunt dragged on for a third day, police were under pressure to find the attacker described as a lone gunman.
A man, described as between 35 and 45, stocky and European, fired twice after walking into the Libération offices at about 10.15am on Monday. He then travelled to the Paris business district, La Défense, where he shot at the headquarters of the French bank Societé Générale. Afterwards, he hijacked a car ordering the terrified driver to take him to the Champs-Elysées where he was last seen disappearing into a Metro station. Police told journalists on Wednesday night that they could not confirm that the arrested man was the shooting suspect until they had received the results of DNA tests.
The man has been transferred to a Paris hospital where he is under armed guard.
A man, described as between 35 and 45, stocky and European, fired twice after walking into the Libération offices at about 10.15am on Monday.
He strolled into the entrance hall and fired twice, injuring a 23-year-old in the back, thorax and abdomen. The victim, who was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, was said on Wednesday to be making a good recovery yesterday.
The gunman then travelled to the Paris business district, La Défense, where he shot at the headquarters of the French bank Societé Générale.
Afterwards, he hijacked a car ordering the terrified driver to take him to the Champs-Elysées where he was last seen disappearing into a Metro station.
Police said the DNA of the man, who told the driver of the hijacked car that he had recently been released from prison, had not shown up on their national database.Police said the DNA of the man, who told the driver of the hijacked car that he had recently been released from prison, had not shown up on their national database.
However, DNA tests were carried out on bullet casings the gunman had thrown to the ground at BFM TV where he told the editor: "Next time, I won't miss", and on traces in the vehicle car-jacked at La Défense. The tests showed that the same man was responsible both attacks. However, DNA tests were carried out on bullet casings the gunman had thrown to the ground at BFM TV, where he told the editor he threatened: "Next time, I won't miss", and on traces in the vehicle car-jacked at La Défense. The tests showed that the same man was responsible both attacks.
Photographs clearly revealed that the same man had carried out the attack at Libération, where he strolled into the entrance hall and fired twice, injuring a 23-year-old in the back, thorax and abdomen. The victim, who was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, was said to be making a good recovery on Wednesday evening.
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