How the Carcassonne and Trebes terror attack unfolded
Prior to the attack: Redouane Lakdim, believed to be of Moroccan descent, was flagged to intelligence services and appeared in a database of radicalised militants.
He was also known to authorities for petty crimes including drug dealing.
Lakdim was incarcerated in Carcassonne some time in 2016, according to Le Parisien, though it is unclear what for.
The paper also reports he was very active on Salafist networks online and was suspected of having made a trip to Syria, though it is not known when.
Morning, Friday March 23: Lakdim, who reportedly lived with his mother and three or four sisters in Carcassonne, is seen walking his little sister to school
Some time before 11am: Lakdim hijacks a car somewhere in his home town of Carcassonne.
Passenger Jean Mazieres is shot in the head and killed while the driver is wounded before the terrorist drives away.
Approximately 11am: The attacker opens fire on four policemen jogging near the edge of town.
One officer is wounded after being hit in the shoulder. Bullets also strike a nearby car, shattering the back window. Lakdim escapes in the stolen vehicle.
Approximately 11.15am: Gunshots are reported at a Super U supermarket in the town of Trebes as Lakdim storms in, taking hostages.
Two people, customer Herve Sosna and Super U chief butcher Christian Medves, are later shot dead, though it is unclear precisely when or why.
French police initially say a dozen people are wounded, though uncertainty remained around the exact toll on Friday afternoon.
Some time before 2pm: French policeman Arnaud Beltrame makes his way into the supermarket after agreeing to swap himself for a hostage.
He is later shot and stabbed to death, though it is not clear exactly how.
Approximately 2pm: French police storm the supermarket, shooting Lakdim dead.
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