French Knife Attacker Was Radicalized, Anti-Terrorism Prosecutors Say

French Knife Attacker Was Radicalized, Anti-Terrorism Prosecutors Say
French police secure an area in Villejuif near Paris, France, on Jan. 3, 2020, after police shot dead a man who tried to stab several people in a public park. Charles Platiau/File Photo/Reuters
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PARIS—France’s anti-terrorism prosecutors who took over the investigation of a fatal knife rampage near Paris said they had established that the attacker had been radicalized and had carefully planned an act intended to spread terror.

A man identified only as Nathan C. fatally stabbed one person Jan. 3 in a park in Villejuif, just outside Paris, and wounded two others. The attacker, who had a history of drug and psychiatric problems, was shot dead by police.