Info Marianne: Jihadist Peter Chérif, possible sponsor of the Charlie Hebdo attack, is in the hands of the French police
The jihadist, a friend of the Kouachi brothers, is suspected of being the mastermind behind the attack on Charlie Hebdo. He is in the hands of the French police, "Marianne" learned this Thursday, December 20.
This is a huge catch for French services. French jihadist Peter Chérif, who has been on the run since 2011, is in the hands of the French police, a government source confirmed on Thursday 20 December to Marianne. He was arrested in Djibouti and is currently being extradited to France. This friend of the Kouachi brothers, also known as Abu Hamza, is one of the most wanted terrorists in the world. A member of the jihadist network in the Buttes-Chaumont region in the late 1990s, he is suspected of being one of the instigators of the Charlie Hebdo attack.
At 36, his jihadist CV is already particularly thick. A former juvenile offender, he fought in Iraq in the early 2000s, before being arrested, escaped and then handed over to French justice. Left at liberty before his trial, he escaped on the last day of his trial, in January 2011. To Yemen. He joined the ranks of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQPA) and was for a time joined by a certain number of people.... Saïd Kouachi.
The police suspect him of being one of the instigators, if not the main mastermind behind Charlie Hebdo's attack, and of having also been in contact with Amedy Coulibaly, the author of the Hyper Cacher attack. One detail particularly intrigues investigators: Peter Chérif followed a truck driver training course in Dammartin-en-Goële, just next to the printing plant where the Kouachi brothers took refuge. The jihadist will now be available for questioning.
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The jihadist, a friend of the Kouachi brothers, is suspected of being the mastermind behind the attack on Charlie Hebdo. He is in the hands of the French police, "Marianne" learned this Thursday, December 20.
This is a huge catch for French services. French jihadist Peter Chérif, who has been on the run since 2011, is in the hands of the French police, a government source confirmed on Thursday 20 December to Marianne. He was arrested in Djibouti and is currently being extradited to France. This friend of the Kouachi brothers, also known as Abu Hamza, is one of the most wanted terrorists in the world. A member of the jihadist network in the Buttes-Chaumont region in the late 1990s, he is suspected of being one of the instigators of the Charlie Hebdo attack.
At 36, his jihadist CV is already particularly thick. A former juvenile offender, he fought in Iraq in the early 2000s, before being arrested, escaped and then handed over to French justice. Left at liberty before his trial, he escaped on the last day of his trial, in January 2011. To Yemen. He joined the ranks of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQPA) and was for a time joined by a certain number of people.... Saïd Kouachi.
The police suspect him of being one of the instigators, if not the main mastermind behind Charlie Hebdo's attack, and of having also been in contact with Amedy Coulibaly, the author of the Hyper Cacher attack. One detail particularly intrigues investigators: Peter Chérif followed a truck driver training course in Dammartin-en-Goële, just next to the printing plant where the Kouachi brothers took refuge. The jihadist will now be available for questioning.
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