French Police Escort Suspect in Beheading to His Home

Yassine Salhi, 35, was handcuffed and wearing jeans, a knee-length djellabah robe and a loose towel over his head when judicial police led him into his residence in the town of Saint-Priest
French Police Escort Suspect in Beheading to His Home
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SAINT-PRIEST, France—Police investigators wearing masks escorted a man accused of a beheading to his home in southeastern France on Sunday, searching for a possible international link to the killing after he sent a photo of the victim to a contact in Syria, a security official said.

Yassine Salhi, 35, was handcuffed and wearing jeans, a knee-length djellabah robe and a loose towel over his head when judicial police led him into his residence in the town of Saint-Priest, outside the city of Lyon.

The official told The Associated Press that police were searching for Salhi’s passport, to determine if he had traveled abroad before Friday’s attack that authorities are calling France’s first deadly terror attack since a killing spree in the Paris area in January.

Salhi, a truck deliveryman and father of three with a history of ties to Islamic extremists, admitted earlier to the killing of the manager of the transportation company that had employed Salhi since March, officials said.

The official also said Salhi had sent a macabre “selfie” photo of himself and the victim to a man identified only as Younes, who allegedly has been in war-torn Syria since last year. Investigators have found no links to any international terror group.

Police officers investigate at a plant where an attack took place, Friday, June 26, 2015 in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, southeast of Lyon, France. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Police officers investigate at a plant where an attack took place, Friday, June 26, 2015 in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, southeast of Lyon, France. AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani