The driver who rammed a Paris police van on June 19 had raised numerous red flags in the prior two years.
Adam Djaziri had traveled to Turkey three times in 2016. He was questioned in Paris while departing for Istanbul because he was carrying an unusual amounts of gold and jewelry. He claimed he was a jewelry dealer.
French prosecutor François Molins said Djaziri wanted to get to Syria.
In a letter written in the form of a will and dated the day of his death Djaziri pledged allegiance to the head of ISIS. He said in the letter he practiced marksmanship to be successful in jihad.
Djaziri had been on the terrorist watch list since 2015.
French police officers engage with a suspect outside a car at the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France June 19, 2017 in this still image obtained from social media. EUGENIO MORCILLO via REUTERS
