Raid illustration – Valery HACHE / AFP
A man who had entrenched himself at his home, this Friday at the beginning of the afternoon, in a building in the city center of Agen (Lot-et-Garonne), was subdued by the Raid at 5.15 p.m., learns 20 minutes. “It happened within the framework of the negotiations, without being injured” specifies the chief of staff of the prefect.
The individual claimed to have made a homemade bomb, and threatened to blow up his apartment. The police cordoned off the entire area at the start of the afternoon, with a security perimeter around the building on rue Ducourneau.
“He masters explosives”
The maniac is a former soldier of the Legion, aged 55 who “masters explosives” specified the prefecture in the afternoon.
“He has been in a psychiatric hospital, it is moreover the nurse with whom he is in contact who gave the alert this Friday, when he told him of his suicidal inclinations and his threats of suicide. blow up the building. Threats that were taken very seriously.
After checks, no weapon had been found on the spot at the end of the afternoon.