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==Radicalisation==

French authorities first received word of radical intent by the suspect in December 2016.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The tipoff suggested he was attemtping to acquire weapons and contact [[Islamic State]] terrorists in Iraq and/or Syria with a view to murder French police officers.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Although not then added to France's "S List" of terror suspects, he was added to a radicalisation alert list the following month.<ref name="Telegraph"/> In January he was also questioned after buying two hunting knives, a Scream mask, and a GoPro camera.<ref name="Indy"/> He was released after claiming the knives were for fishing and the other items were for a festival.<ref name="Indy"/>

French authorities first received word of radical intent by the suspect in December 2016.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The tipoff suggested he was attemtping to acquire weapons and contact [[The Islamic State|Islamic State]] terrorists in Iraq and/or Syria with a view to murder French police officers.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Although not then added to France's "S List" of terror suspects, he was added to a radicalisation alert list the following month.<ref name="Telegraph"/> In January he was also questioned after buying two hunting knives, a Scream mask, and a GoPro camera.<ref name="Indy"/> He was released after claiming the knives were for fishing and the other items were for a festival.<ref name="Indy"/>

In February 2017 police interrogated him over alleged threats made via the encrypted app Telegram, but he was released owing to insufficient evidence.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The following month French intelligence began to look more closely at him owing to ongoing attempts to contact foreign terrorists, but while he was seen as dangerous he was not considered an immediate threat.<ref name="Telegraph"/>

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 ==Radicalisation==
-French authorities first received word of radical intent by the suspect in December 2016.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The tipoff suggested he was attemtping to acquire weapons and contact [[Islamic State]] terrorists in Iraq and/or Syria with a view to murder French police officers.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Although not then added to France's "S List" of terror suspects, he was added to a radicalisation alert list the following month.<ref name="Telegraph"/> In January he was also questioned after buying two hunting knives, a Scream mask, and a GoPro camera.<ref name="Indy"/> He was released after claiming the knives were for fishing and the other items were for a festival.<ref name="Indy"/>
+French authorities first received word of radical intent by the suspect in December 2016.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The tipoff suggested he was attemtping to acquire weapons and contact [[The Islamic State|Islamic State]] terrorists in Iraq and/or Syria with a view to murder French police officers.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Although not then added to France's "S List" of terror suspects, he was added to a radicalisation alert list the following month.<ref name="Telegraph"/> In January he was also questioned after buying two hunting knives, a Scream mask, and a GoPro camera.<ref name="Indy"/> He was released after claiming the knives were for fishing and the other items were for a festival.<ref name="Indy"/>
 In February 2017 police interrogated him over alleged threats made via the encrypted app Telegram, but he was released owing to insufficient evidence.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The following month French intelligence began to look more closely at him owing to ongoing attempts to contact foreign terrorists, but while he was seen as dangerous he was not considered an immediate threat.<ref name="Telegraph"/>