Four
under investigation after Paris attacks: prosecutor
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[January 21, 2015]
PARIS (Reuters) - Four men have been
placed under formal investigation and detained as part of an inquiry
into the Islamist militant attacks in Paris two weeks ago that claimed
17 victims, the Paris prosecutor said on Wednesday.
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The investigation will continue in order to look for possible
accomplices, particularly abroad, and cooperation will continue with
authorities particularly in Turkey, Spain and Belgium, Francois
Molins told a news conference.
"So far investigations have mainly advanced on what I would call the
Coulibaly aspect and not on the Kouachi aspect," Molins said.
French prosecutors had asked magistrates on Tuesday to open a formal
investigation into the four men, who are suspected of helping
prepare Amedy Coulibaly prepare his attack on a kosher supermarket
in Paris after three days of violence in Paris.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Jan/21/images/ads/current/ccaonline_sda050208.png) The violence began with an attack by two brothers, Cherif and Said
Kouachi, that killed 12 at the headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo
satirical weekly.
The four suspects, aged 22 to 28, have been in police custody since
Friday. One of them is also under investigation for having weapons.
French satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine reported that Coulibaly,
who died in a shootout with police when they raided the kosher
supermarket, had been stopped by police on Dec. 30 in Paris while he
was driving a rented car.
The two policemen checked his identity in police files, which listed
Coulibaly as an Islamist, the report said, adding that when they
informed an anti-terror police unit, they got no reaction.
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The Interior Ministry has yet to comment publicly on the report.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls was due on Wednesday to outline security
measures to be taken in the wake of the attacks.
(Reporting by James Regan and Nicholas Vinocur; Editing by Andrew
Callus)
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