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This Saturday, November 16, four people were taken hostage from 1:00 p.m. in a pizzeria in Issy-les-Moulineaux by a man armed with a knife. The police intervened around 2:40 p.m. and quickly established a security perimeter in the neighborhood.
Three hours of hostage taking, and an outcome without injuries. Saturday afternoon, a “drug addict” and suicidal man, armed with a knife, took refuge in his parents’ pizzeria in Issy-les-Moulineaux, before being arrested by the police who released the employees retained.
What are the facts?
Around 1:00 p.m., a man locked himself in a pizzeria. Armed with a knife, he held hostage four employees of the restaurant “Pizzeria L’Olivier”, located in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near the Paris ring road. No customers or public were inside.
How long did the hostage situation last?
The hostage situation lasted approximately three hours. There were no “customers or public” in the restaurant with him. Shortly after the arrival of the police, an AFPTV journalist saw the parents of the trapped man, two visibly upset sixty-year-olds, hand them the keys to the restaurant. Two teams from the research and intervention brigade (BRI) were mobilized as well as members of the Paris Fire Brigade. It was at 4:11 p.m. that the four people detained were released and the detainee was arrested. The intervention took place without incident, there were no injuries, a police source told AFP.
What is the profile of the madman?
The suspect arrested is the son of the owner of the pizzeria. Aged between 35-40, he suffers from drug addiction and is known to the police but unknown to the courts. On BFMTV, his lawyer testifies that the mental state of the madman “had deteriorated recently”. According to the police source, he had already “committed similar acts” at home in 2022 “with the threat of suicide”.
What are the consequences?
The suspect was taken into police custody and will undergo a psychiatric examination. An investigation into kidnapping and sequestration has been opened, announced the prosecution. In the meantime, the pizzeria announced on its X account that the restaurant “will remain closed until further notice”.
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