France to deport any undocumented foreigners who commit crimes
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Published: 16 Oct, 2017 CET.
Updated: Mon 16 Oct 2017 08:51 CET
Any undocumented foreigner who commits a crime will be deported, the French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. He was speaking two weeks after a Tunisian man stabbed two women to death in the southern city of Marseille.
"We will take the most severe measures, we will do what we must do," Macron said in a televised interview.
The assailant, Ahmed Hanachi, had been arrested for shoplifting two days before the October 1 attack in the eastern city of Lyon.
He was allowed to walk free the following day -- a decision the government's inspectorate general (IGA) said revealed "serious faults" in the handling of foreigners whose papers are not in order.
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People evacuating Marseille's Saint-Charles train station after the knife attack. Photo: AFP
Hanachi, 29, fatally stabbed the two women at Marseille's Saint-Charles train station before being shot dead by police.
The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group, but French investigators have not found any evidence linking the attack to the jihadists.
But he was known to the police for drug as well as alcohol problems and had a history of petty crime, using seven aliases.
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"We will take the most severe measures, we will do what we must do," Macron said in a televised interview.
The assailant, Ahmed Hanachi, had been arrested for shoplifting two days before the October 1 attack in the eastern city of Lyon.
He was allowed to walk free the following day -- a decision the government's inspectorate general (IGA) said revealed "serious faults" in the handling of foreigners whose papers are not in order.
READ ALSO:
- Marseille attacker released by police day before stabbing rampage
- France sacks officials over 'errors' that saw Marseille killer walk free before attack
People evacuating Marseille's Saint-Charles train station after the knife attack. Photo: AFP
Hanachi, 29, fatally stabbed the two women at Marseille's Saint-Charles train station before being shot dead by police.
The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group, but French investigators have not found any evidence linking the attack to the jihadists.
But he was known to the police for drug as well as alcohol problems and had a history of petty crime, using seven aliases.
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