The strasbourg attack: This suspect factor is known

People christmas in the square have shot a man well known to police and intelligence monitoring.People fleeing the fire, and the streets became desolate.

Strasbourg, France, the crowd Tuesday night rampage that shot man is a 29-year-old police, the old familiar. He was born in Strasbourg.

the News agency AFP reported Wednesday morning the investigation of sources of leaning, that the man fled after the attack on the place taxi. A man in an attack in Strasbourg in the traditional christmas on the square three people died and 11 wounded. Five injured injuries are serious.

Rescuers helped the wounded in the city center. EPA / AOP

the taxi driver survived unharmed. He has told the police that the shooter is wounded.

He sowed terror in three in the city, interior minister Christophe Castaner told the media.

criminal convictions in two of the country

Authorities exchanged the shooter with shots fired Tuesday night on two occasions. One soldier was wounded slightly shoot of his pneumothorax, a bullet.

the Shooter is behind the criminal convictions both in France and in Germany. Strasbourg is located right on the German border. The interior minister, according to the author has been sitting on his judgment.

the Man had the anti-terrorist authorities interest for the year 2016. He was AFP's source indicated the French internal intelligence DGSI:hin / cha-am. Le Parisien newspaper reported that notification of the reason was the man's suspected connections to Strasbourg islamist circles.

Before Tuesday's attack on the shooter was already wanted for armed robbery. Another source says that her study was also attempted murder related.

Police earlier Tuesday searching the suspect's home, but the man found no sign of the. Le Parisien newspaper reported that the apartment you will find grenades.

Border controls were tightened

the Strasbourg christmas market had been completed under the watchful eye of the terrorist threat. The beautiful christmas markets to visit the numerous tourists and local residents every year. Same for the christmas market was designed to attack already in the year 2000.

Several European christmas markets have been a terrorist attack or attacks in the company's target last year. Now it was time for Strasbourg. EPA / AOP

the Author's motive is so far unclear, but the anti-terrorist prosecutor has already found sufficient evidence to open a murder investigation involving a terrorist organization.

Strasbourg is harnessed to a significant number of police officers and soldiers, so he can be caught and the public's safety would be guaranteed. Security has been increased and border controls tightened.