Paris attack, von der Leyen’s pain: “Shocked and sad. Senseless attack”

Last night, Paris once again became a scene of terror when an individual, identified as Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, aged 26, of Syrian origin but born in France, attacked a group of tourists in the Grenelle neighborhood, close to the Eiffel Tower. . Armed with a hammer and a knife, the attacker killed one person and injured two others, shouting “Allah Akbar”. The police managed to detain the attacker after a chase, thanks to the use of a taser. Rajabpour- Miyandoab was known to the authorities. as being “at risk of radicalization” and suffering from psychiatric problems. During his arrest, he reportedly stated that he was tired of the situation of Muslims in Afghanistan and Palestine.

The victim of the attack is a German citizen born in the Philippines. The attacker, originally from Neuilly-sur-Seine, a residential suburb of Paris, currently resides in Puteaux. Criminal records reveal a previous arrest, in 2016, which resulted in a four-year prison sentence, as he was preparing an attack similar to the one that occurred on Saturday night. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, shared her shock and sadness in a post on the social network X: “I am shocked and saddened by the senseless terrorist attack that occurred last night in Paris. My thoughts go out to the families of the victims.”