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Strasbourg Terrorist Had Been On French Terrorist Watch List For 3 Years

Hank Berrien

The terrorist who allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attack in Strasbourg, France, in which he murdered at least two people and injured 13 others, has been on France’s “S” file terrorist watch list for three years, has served time in prison for armed robbery, and has been convicted 27 times in France, Germany, and Switzerland.

The Telegraph reports that Strasbourg prosecutor Rémy Heitz offered the foregoing information about the 29-year-old gunman, who escaped from authorities after the attack. Le Figaro reported that the terrorist has 20 previous convictions. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said the terrorist’s extensive criminal record included his first conviction at the age of 13, adding that at the age of 10 the terrorist “already had behavior that fell under penal law.”

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