French security chiefs are hunting an Afghan asylum seeker over fears he is plotting a terror attack on Paris - but are refusing to make his picture public. The unnamed man has reportedly been in France for the last two months and police are understood to have circulated a picture of the suspect. But incredibly, French intelligence are not making the image of the suspect available to the public.
French security chiefs are hunting an Afghan asylum seeker over fears he is plotting a terror attack on Paris file picture. There is no known name for the Afghan, but he is said to have been in France for at least the last two months. The authorities belief he is one of thousands who have arrived in Europe by claiming they are refugee asylum seekers. While many say they are fleeing the Taliban, the ultra orthodox group, there are fears that some are actually terrorists themselves.
French media has decided to stop publishing pictures of anyone connected to terrorist acts, because they believe the images help glorify the extremists.
It comes after it emerged that a picture of one of the ISIS fanatics who butchered a priest in Normandy was sent to police stations four days before the atrocity was carried out.
As well as the image of Abdelmalik Petitjean, security services were warned an attack was imminent. His photo had been widely distributed to police stations after the anonymous tip-off 'from abroad' on July It was received with a colour photograph of Petitjean, and said he 'was preparing to take part in an attack on national territory'. It was one of two deadly attacks inspired by ISIS in under a month.
