Paris attacker identified, had previous theft conviction

Paris attacker identified, had previous theft conviction
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Summary Investigators matched the man's fingerprints with those on file for the convicted thief

PARIS (AFP) - The man shot dead trying to attack a Paris police station on Thursday was convicted of theft in 2013, a source close to the investigation told AFP.

Investigators matched the man s fingerprints with those on file for the convicted thief, a homeless man who identified himself at the time as Sallah Ali, born in the Moroccan city of Casablanca in 1995.

 

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