"A deaf civilian police worker who had recently converted to Islam was shot dead in Paris today after murdering four colleagues with a ceramic knife following a 'dispute over working with female colleagues'.

Michael Harpon, 45, caused the bloodbath in the French capital's historic Police Prefecture, next door to Notre Dame Cathedral.

Investigators have not ruled out a possible terrorist motivation for the Thursday afternoon attack, which left a woman and three men dead.

All were repeatedly stabbed by Harpon, who had worked in the IT department at the Prefecture since 2003, in the worst loss of French police lives in a single day since World War II.

Harpon had recently been reprimanded by his female boss over his refusal to interact with women, Actu17 reported.

Within hours of the attack, anti-terrorist officers had raided Harpon's flat in an apartment block at Gonesse, a suburb some 12 miles from the scene of the attack.

His wife, Iham, was arrested, as an investigating source said that the nature of Harpon's attack corresponded with similar ones carried out by terrorists affiliated to Islamic State and Al-Qaeda."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...-police-station.html

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Investigators have not ruled out a possible terrorist motivation

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The article I read on Yahoo was careful to avoid mentioning the attacker's religion. Fake news by ommission.

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Originally posted by mr kablammo:
The article I read on Yahoo was careful to avoid mentioning the attacker's religion. Fake news by ommission.

Yeah, I saw this headline when I woke up this morning on France 24. Very little details. They mentioned the motivation was completely unknown.

The Paris police are usually pretty aware and on their toes. I'm assuming those who were killed were also unarmed civilian police workers and not actually "officers"? One determined man with just a knife can be a formidable killer.

What we need is more Muslims.

Mo Muslims!
Mo Muslims!!
Mo Muslims!!!

They always bring such joy, peace and harmony with them wherever they go.

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Investigators have not ruled out a possible terrorist motivation for the Thursday afternoon attack, which left a woman and three men dead.

Good police work there, Lou.

I'm all for reportage and all that good stuff, but is there something special about his having used a ceramic knife? Was there supposed to be a metal detector involved in some aspect of the story, or is there something magical about the CRKT cached in my briefcase?

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
The Paris police are usually pretty aware and on their toes. I'm assuming those who were killed were also unarmed civilian police workers and not actually "officers"? One determined man with just a knife can be a formidable killer.

The linked article stated that three were officers and the 4th victim was an admin assistant.

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Originally posted by oddball:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
The Paris police are usually pretty aware and on their toes. I'm assuming those who were killed were also unarmed civilian police workers and not actually "officers"? One determined man with just a knife can be a formidable killer.

The linked article stated that three were officers and the 4th victim was an admin assistant.

Yes, i just read that as well. Three officers. Goodness.

Religion of Peace....

Boom