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Suspect Confesses to Stabbing French Soldier

CONFESSION

Police say he was acting on “religiously ideology.”

The man suspected of stabbing a French soldier on the street in Paris has confessed, authorities said on Wednesday. Paris prosecutor Xavier Molins said the suspect, who goes only by Alexandre, was likely acting out of “religious ideology.” The suspect is reportedly a convert to Islam and had already been on the radar of authorities since he was caught praying on a public street in 2007.

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