A man who was shot and critically wounded by a French soldier outside the Louvre in Paris has been identified as a 29-year-old Egyptian national. According to French Prosecutor Francois Molins, the Egyptian arrived in Paris from Dubai on a one-month tourist visa in January. Molins said that while the Egyptian was carrying no identity papers, his mobile phone showed he arrived in Paris on 26 January. However, Molins refused to name the suspect, adding that they have not formally established his identity. Despite not being named by French authorities, private Egyptian media outlets have published the name and photograph of the suspect. Egyptian Streets will not be publishing his identity until French authorities confirm it. However, social media accounts of the Egyptian suspect reviewed by Egyptian Streets showed that the suspect last tweeted just before the attack. “No negotiations, no compromise…No retreat, relentless war,” tweeted the Egyptian suspect, who has been living in Dubai for several years. Despite the accusations, the father’s suspect claims that his son is innocent, adding that the French soldiers wrongfully opened fire on his son. Nevertheless, French authorities say that a French soldier opened fire…
Paris Louvre ‘Terror Suspect’ Identified as 29-Year-Old Egyptian Tourist
February 3, 2017
