France: Strasbourg jihad murderer Cherif Chekatt was born in the city

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/12/france-strasbourg-jihad-murderer-cherif-chekatt-was-born-in-the-city

Dec 11, 2018 7:59 pm By Robert Spencer 46 Comments

Initial reports that he was a migrant were apparently incorrect; this Reuters report says Cherif Chekatt was born in Strasbourg. Now authorities should be asking why and how he learned to hate his native land to the extent that he carried out this jihad attack. But they almost certainly won’t.

“Gunman kills at least two in French Christmas market and flees,” by Foo Yun Chee and Gilbert Reilhac, Reuters, December 11, 2018:

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – A gunman on a security watchlist killed at least two people and wounded at least 11 others near the picturesque Christmas market in the historic French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday evening before fleeing.
The aftermath of a shooting is seen in Strasbourg, France December 11, 2018 in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. TWITTER/@CMM_NOTICIAS/@MARIOSAAVEDRA/via REUTERS
With France still on high alert after a wave of attacks commissioned or inspired by Islamic State militants since early 2015, the counter-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation.
Amid fast-moving, confusing scenes it was not clear if the suspect, identified by police as Strasbourg-born Chekatt Cherif, 29, had been cornered by commandos or had slipped the dragnet.
Medics at the scene and police sources told journalists four people had been killed. But in a statement at 2215 GMT, the local prefecture was still saying two people had died.
The attack began at about 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) as stallholders prepared to close down and the city’s restaurants filled up. Bystanders were swiftly ushered into nearby shops.
“There was confusion initially but they locked the front doors pretty soon after the gunshots,” said U.S. citizen Elizabeth Osterwisch, who was sheltering on the top floor of the Galeries Lafayette department store. “They moved us several times, eventually settling on the place with the most protection.”
European Parliament lawmaker Emmanuel Maurel said he had heard the shots.
“From my hotel window I saw passers-by dragging someone who was injured and onlookers panicking,” he tweeted. “Soldiers and police have cordoned off the area. We’re being told to stay in the hotel.”
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A source close to the operation said the suspect had been cornered and shots had been fired. But an hour or so later, a police source said he was still on the run….