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Eiffel Tower suspect says he was in touch with IS member

tried to breach security at phrase for “God is great,”
the Eiffel Tower, authorities an official close to the in-
said Sunday. vestigation said. He quickly
No one was hurt in the was surrounded by security
incident late Saturday, forces and surrendered, the
though the tower was brief- official said. A Paris police
ly evacuated, according official said no shots were
to a statement from the fired. Both officials weren’t
company that manages authorized to be publicly
the monument. The tower named.
reopened as usual Sunday The suspect later told po-
morning. lice that he had wanted to
It is the latest of several at- attack a soldier and had
tempted attacks on secu- been in touch with a mem-
rity forces guarding promi- ber of the Islamic State
nent sites in France as part group who encouraged
of heightened protective him to do so, according to
measures prompted by the official close to the in-
deadly attacks since 2015. vestigation.
Monuments in the French The official said the claim
capital are occasionally prompted investigators to
evacuated for security rea- upgrade the seriousness of
sons as part of those mea- the alleged offense, which
In this Friday, June 10, 2016 photo, French riot police officers patrol under the Eiffel Tower, in Paris. sures. originally they classified
A young French man is under investigation for glorifying terrorism after he tried to breach security In Saturday’s incident, the as a common crime by
at the Eiffel Tower, authorities said Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. suspect tried to force his someone with a history of
(AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu) way into the secure zone psychiatric problems. As a
By ANGELA CHARLTON French man who recently vestigation for an attempt- beneath the tower, held result, the probe has been
Associated Press was discharged from a psy- ed terrorist attack after he out a knife and said “Al- handed to counterterror-
PARIS (AP) — A young chiatric hospital is under in- brandished a knife and lahu akbar,” the Arabic ism prosecutors.q

Milan police arrest man in kidnapping of British model

ROME (AP) — A 30-year-old identified as Lukasz Pawel police headquarters de- woman and dropped her tacked by two men, ac-
man has been arrested in Herba, a Polish citizen with tailed the woman’s ordeal. off at the British consulate cording to the police ac-
the alleged kidnapping of British residency. He was “Attacked, drugged, in Milan, police said. count. “The kidnappers
a young British model who jailed for investigation of handcuffed and closed in- The woman had arrived in loaded the suitcase with
thought she was coming suspected kidnapping for side a suitcase, that’s how Milan on July 10 and was the girl (inside) into a car
to Milan for a photo shoot, extortion purposes, police a 20-year-old English mod- supposed to do the pho- trunk” and drove to a rural
but instead was drugged, said. el was kidnapped on July tography session the next home in a hamlet outside
hustled away in a suitcase Police official Lorenzo Bu- 11 in Milan to be sold to the day, the statement said. A Turin, the statement said.
and handcuffed in a house cossi told reporters the best offer on pornography photographer had booked In the house, “the model
in northern Italy before be- 20-year-old woman had sites,” on the internet, the the session through the was kept handcuffed to a
ing released, Milan police come to Milan for what she statement said. model’s agent, but as soon wooden dresser in a bed-
said Saturday. thought was a photo shoot The suspect was arrested as she stepped inside the room” until she was re-
Police released a mugshot and was abducted on July on July 18, the day after Milan apartment for the leased on July 17, the po-
of the suspect whom they 11. A statement from Milan he allegedly released the appointment, she was at- lice said.q