A riot policeman stands on guard at the scene of an attack, in Paris suburbs, France, on Aug. 23, 2018. A man in his 30s stabbed two persons to death and wounded one more before being shot dead by police in Trappes, west of Paris, according to local media. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb identified the profile of the knifeman who killed two people near Paris earlier Thursday as an "unbalanced" man who suffered "major psychiatric problems".
"The crime was committed by the son and brother of two victims... The murderer had significant psychiatric problems," Collomb said.
Visiting the attack site, the minister confirmed that the assailant was registered in FSPRT (Signaling file for the Prevention of Terrorist Radicalization) and known for apologia for terrorism.
However, he suffered "major psychiatric problems", making him "someone who would not be able to follow instructions of terrorist groups, notably Daesh (the Islamic State)," Collomb added.
At around 09:30 a.m. local time, police had been alerted for a family dispute out in the street in Trappes, west Paris where a knifeman stabbed to death his mother and sister and seriously wounded a third person. The attacker was later shot dead by police.
According to news channel BFMTV, the man, 36, was sentenced in 2016 on charges of apologia for terrorism.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to some media reports.
