A man subject to an obligation to leave French territory, who is also on the S list for ‘activities linked to terrorism’, was arrested on 7 February for threatening the lives of several priests in the parish of Saint Sulpice.
On 7 February, police arrested a man suspected of threatening the lives of several priests in the Paris diocese. It was the staff of the Saint Sulpice church who alerted the police to the presence of this individual in the church building. He had already made death threats and insulted a priest from the parish of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The incidents took place on 26 January and 6 February. The individual was the subject of an S file (for state security) for ‘activity linked to terrorism’ and a wanted sheet for a temporary ban on French territory. He was arrested and placed in police custody. The victims have lodged a complaint.