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...a été présenté à un juge d'instruction qui l'a mis en examen pour "tentatives d'assassinats en relation avec une entreprise terroriste"
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Le principal suspect, Zaheer Hassan Mahmoud, a reconnu avoir attaqué deux personnes dans la rue, pour des motifs religieux. [The main suspect, Zaheer Hassan Mahmoud, admitted to attacking two people in the street, on religious grounds.]
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