His motivations are still unclear. A man armed with a knife is holding two women against their will in a shop in rue d’Aligre, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, has learned 20 minutes from corroborating sources. According to our information, the man would ask to speak to the Minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti. “It is known locally as being unstable”, specifies a police source.
The terrorist trail is not, for the time being, privileged. The Police Prefecture’s Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) is on site. The area, in the heart of the Bastille district, has been cordoned off.
The staff of the @prefpolice intervene in the Aligre sector in # Paris12 for a suspected hostage-taking. A security perimeter is established.
The BRI is on site.
Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/wFwQyaZ7TT– Police Prefecture (@prefpolice) December 20, 2021