Note naming four left-wing figures found at Trappes shooting suspect's home
French anti-terror prosecutors say a sticky note with the names and phone numbers of four left-linked public figures was found at the home of the Trappes shooting suspect. He says he had no plan to target them.
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Right · 1French anti-terrorism prosecutors said on Wednesday 11 November that investigators found a sticky note with the names and mobile phone numbers of four public figures linked to the left during a search of the home of the suspect in an October shooting in the Paris suburb of Trappes. The Straits TimesRC “Investigators found a sticky note with the names and mobile phone numbers of four public figures linked to the left” Read at The Straits Times ↗ Mixed · 2The suspect, referred to by prosecutors as Kevin T, 39, was formally placed under investigation on charges including murder and attempted murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise. France 24 names him as Kévin Tessier. The Straits TimesRC “formally placed under investigation on charges including murder and attempted murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise” Read at The Straits Times ↗ France 24N “Kévin Tessier, the main suspect of the October 23 racist terror attack in Trappes” Read at France 24 ↗ Right · 1According to prosecutors, he said he took the phone numbers from a website listing leaked data and described the four as "leftists". Asked whether he meant to target them, he said: "No, no, no, I had just taken the numbers but I had no project under way." The Straits TimesRC “described the four as "leftists", the prosecution office said”“No, no, no, I had just taken the numbers but I had no project under way” Read at The Straits Times ↗
Right · 1Prosecutors said nothing else in the case file supports the existence of a considered plan of violent action against the four. The Straits TimesRC “nothing else in the case file supports the existence of a considered plan of violent action against the four” Read at The Straits Times ↗ Right · 1BFM TV had earlier reported that the names on the list included people from the left-wing France Unbowed and Green parties. The Straits TimesRC “included people from the leftwing France Unbowed and Green parties” Read at The Straits Times ↗ Right · 1The attack on 23 October killed one person and injured five. Prosecutors said at the time that it was committed because of the victims' actual or supposed membership of a particular race, ethnic group, nation or religion, an aggravating circumstance under French law. The Straits TimesRC “One person was killed, five were injured in the shooting”“an aggravating circumstance under French law” Read at The Straits Times ↗
Centre · 1France 24 reports that in police custody the suspect said he was acting "on behalf of France" and calls the attack racist terror. France 24N “said he was acting "on behalf of France" when he went on a deadly rampage” Read at France 24 ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left0 outlets
No left outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- France 24 leads with the suspect's statement in custody that he acted 'on behalf of France', framing the case as a racist terror attack, and mentions the note as a further finding.
- Emphasis
- The suspect's stated motive and the racist terror characterisation.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not give the suspect's explanation for the note or prosecutors' finding of no plan against the four.
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“Investigators also found a sticky note at his home where he had listed names and phone numbers of left-wing figures.” — France 24
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- The Straits Times carries Reuters copy leading on the note, with prosecutors' and the suspect's statements that no plan against the four is evidenced.
- Emphasis
- The suspect's denial and prosecutors' finding of no considered plan; the party affiliations reported by BFM TV.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not report the suspect's 'on behalf of France' statement.
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“Prosecutors said nothing else in the case file supports the existence of a considered plan of violent action against the four” — The Straits Times
What every side reports
- A sticky note with names and phone numbers of left-wing figures was found at the suspect's home.
- The October attack in Trappes killed one person and injured five.
- The suspect is under formal investigation, and the attack is treated as racially motivated terrorism.
Where accounts differ
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Whether the note indicates a plan to target the four people
- Centre
- France 24 notes the note and the suspect's claim he acted 'on behalf of France', without addressing intent toward the four.
- Right
- Reuters copy in the Straits Times reports the suspect denied any plan and prosecutors found no other evidence of one.
Kévin Tessier person
Says he took the numbers from a leaked-data website, called the four 'leftists', and denies any plan to target them; also said he acted 'on behalf of France'.
“I had just taken the numbers but I had no project under way” — The Straits Times
“he was acting "on behalf of France"” — France 24
Left0 articles
No coverage yet.
Centre1 article
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Trappes racist attack suspect says he acted 'on behalf of France'
Neutral Leads on the suspect's 'on behalf of France' remark and the racist terror label, noting the note.
Right1 article
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Note listing four left-wing figures found at home of Trappes suspect, French prosecutors say
Neutral Reuters wire copy giving prosecutors' account of the note and the suspect's denial of any plan.
- 11 Nov 20:48 First The Straits TimesRC Note listing four left-wing figures found at home of Trappes suspect, French prosecutors say
- 12 Nov 07:08 +10h 20m France 24N Trappes racist attack suspect says he acted 'on behalf of France'
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