Paris region terror investigation

Chapter 1 · 23 Oct 2026, 17:03Paris region terror investigation

1. 23 Oct17:04

   France's national anti-terror prosecutor takes over the investigation after a gunman killed one person and wounded four others near Trappes and La Verrière, authorities say.

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2. 17:19

   Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says the 39-year-old gunman may have had a racist motive and calls the attack a terrorist crime.

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3. 17:52

   Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says five people were wounded, including a 12-year-old girl, in the Trappes and La Verrière attack.

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4. 18:08

   Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says the shooting spree lasted nearly 15 minutes, moving from Trappes to La Verrière.

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5. 18:51

   Anti-terror prosecutors say a submachine gun and a tear gas grenade were found in the Trappes suspect's car.

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6. 19:20

   President Emmanuel Macron calls the Trappes shooting a racist terrorist attack and visits the town, Handelsblatt reports.

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7. 19:44

   The National Anti-Terror Prosecutor's Office says a second person has been arrested over the Trappes shooting, with no charge given yet.

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8. 20:06

   Anti-terror prosecutors say the Trappes gunman had booby-trapped his apartment with three gas cylinders and timer-linked wires, according to Kathimerini.

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9. 20:44

   The anti-terror prosecutor's office says the gunman's booby-trapped apartment is in Plaisir, Yvelines, a few kilometres from the shooting.

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10. 22:20

    The anti-terror prosecutor's office names the arrested Trappes suspect as Kevin T., born 1987, according to news247.gr.

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