The facts of an Islamic attack have been confirmed by the anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office regarding the attack in Colombes. “This morning, a psychiatric examination was carried out and concluded that there was no termination or alteration of the judgment of the respondent,” said PNAT in a statement on Tuesday April 28.
The suspect, Youssef T. previously had psychiatric treatment after he suffered from a crisis and had to be hospitalized in 2012. But there is now no longer any doubt: the assailant declared to the police shortly after the attack that he had “acted for the Islamic State” according to French daily le Parisien.
On Monday April 27 at the end of the afternoon in Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine), the driver of a car hit two police bikers at high speed, seriously injuring them. When the suspect was arrested immediately after ramming the officers, he indicated that his gesture was “voluntary”.
A text was also found in his car. According to information from le Figaro, this is a letter of allegiance to the Islamic State, in which he indicates that he wants to die as a martyr.
The daily explained that the way the attack was planned, also makes one think of a specific terrorist act recommended by ISIS propaganda – attacks on the police.
According to information, Youssef T. had also watched a video on Gaza and Palestine before taking action. In addition to the letter, a knife was also found in the sun visor of his vehicle. Some sources told le Figaro that the suspect could present the profile of a hybrid terrorist, like that of Abdallah Ahmed-Osman, the Sudanese refugee who murdered two people in Romans-sur-Isère on April 4.