Paris police killer had converted to Islam in 2015 – reports

An internal report on the man who killed four police colleagues in Paris last week says the 45-year-old computer expert, who was hearing disabled and had converted to Islam, showed signs of radicalising in 2015 but “no problem” since.

Meanwhile French daily Le Parisien reported on Monday, that the aggressor had a USB drive with personal details about his colleagues,

Initial investigations have revealed that the Martinique-born man, a convert to Islam, had had contacts with individuals who are likely to belong to an Islamist Salafist movement.

Le Parisien reported on its website that a USB memory device found in the assailant’s house had personal details about several dozens of his colleagues at police headquarters, as well as several Islamic State propaganda videos.

The paper added that it was not clear whether the attacker had shared that information with others.

Authorities fear that police officers’ lives could be at risk if details about their identities or addresses fall in the wrong hands.

Police sources could not immediately comment on the paper’s report.

Via France 24 / Reuters