Paris shooting suspect apprehended
French police on Thursday arrested a suspect in connection to a series of dramatic shootings in Paris this week, saying the man had been previously jailed and that his DNA matches samples from the crime scenes.
(AFP) France on Thursday named a man arrested over dramatic shootings in Paris this week as Abdelhakim Dekhar, previously jailed for his role in a "Bonnie-and-Clyde" style multiple murder, and said his DNA matched samples from the scene of the attacks.
The suspect was arrested on Wednesday after a major manhunt following Monday's shooting at left-wing newspaper Liberation, which critically wounded a photographer, and a subsequent shooting outside the offices of bank Société Générale.
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