French interior minister says man killed at Orly airport was known to police and intelligence services

"It turns out that, in the preceding minutes, this individual had been spotted in Vitry for a carjacking and for bursting into a bar and making threats to those present. At this moment we can link his identity to an identity check made this morning at 6.15 in Garges-les-Gonesse in the Oise Valley operated by a public security patrol in the Stains district. The check took a bad turn as he opened fire at a police officer with a shotgun. I want to spare a thought for the police officer who is at the moment being treated in the Lariboisiere hospital; even if the injuries don't seem to be very serious, he was affected by this individual. The events that we can link in this affair show that his identity was known, that he is known to the police services and the intelligence services, and it's now for the prosecutor-general who has the case to determine what really happened and to provide information."