French prosecutors say Paris-area gunman deliberately targeted Muslims and people of African descent

Prosecutors said the man shot eight people, killing one, in Trappes and La Verrière west of Paris on 23 October, a higher count than first reported. He told investigators he deliberately targeted 'people who appeared to be Muslim, African, or North African' and chose the area because he saw it as 'a hotbed for Islamists.' He is charged with murder and attempted murder as a terrorist act. Investigators found extremist literature, weapon parts and stickers for the far-right National Rally at his home.

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