“Two of the four injured police officers had to be hospitalized for treatment,” said deputy prosecutor Amandine Boyer. “The respondent inflicted serious cuts on them. The representatives of the police were taken care of at the Basque Coast Hospital Center in Bayonne. Their attacker received treatment at the Aguilera clinic in Biarritz. “He injured his hand with his weapon, as often happens in this type of arrest,” notes the magistrate. “No vital prognosis is engaged”, reassures the sub-prefect of Bayonne, Philippe Le Moing-Surzur, who went to the scene.
The national police intervened in support of the agents of the air and border police, Sunday, at Biarritz airport, to arrest a man armed with a knife.
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Born in Germany
The investigation of flagrancy for attempted homicide on persons holding public authority was entrusted to the judicial police of Bayonne. A medical examiner will have to assess the seriousness of the injuries inflicted on the police.
At this stage of the investigations, the profile of the author could not be established. We just know that he was born in Germany, but he seemed to speak Dutch. “He was not carrying any identity papers on him, his identity is not yet known. And because of his injuries, he couldn’t be heard last night. Just like his victims.
Psychological expertise
The investigation will have to ensure its “state of psychological stability”, in particular at the time of the commission of the facts. According to the police union Unit SGP Police 64, which expressed its support for the injured police officers, the suspect could have been “under the influence of narcotics”. A hypothesis also to be validated.
The exploitation of airport video surveillance images will provide the first indications of the sequence of events. However, it would seem that the madman did not utter any words that could suggest political or religious motives. He was in police custody on Sunday evening.