Le Havre hostage-taker consumed by plight of Palestinians, say police

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Fri, 2020-08-07 13:17

PARIS: The armed man who seized six hostages in a French bank on Thursday spoke to negotiators of hardships facing Palestinians but made no reference to extremist groups.
The 34-year-old suspect had a history of mental health illness and spent time in a psychiatric hospital after taking several hostages in another bank in 2013.
On that occasion, he demanded social housing for himself and a handicapped son.
During the six hour-long negotiations with police, in Le Havre on Thursday, the suspect never expressed support for Daesh or other extremist groups.

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