Paris knife attacker had USB drive with information about colleagues: media

(Reuters) An IT worker who killed four people at Paris police headquarters with a knife last week had a USB drive with personal details about his colleagues, French daily Le Parisien reported on Monday.

The attacker on Thursday killed three police officers and an administrative worker before being shot dead by police. Initial investigations have revealed that the Martinique-born man, a convert to Islam, had contacts with individuals who are likely to belong to an Islamist Salafist movement.

Le Parisien reported on its website that a USB memory device found in the assailant’s house had personal details about several dozens of his colleagues at police headquarters, as well as several Islamic State propaganda videos.

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