Two suspected associates of French police killer to be investigated: prosecutor

Reuters

Published Jun 18, 2016 08:33AM ET

Two suspected associates of French police killer to be investigated: prosecutor

PARIS (Reuters) - Two suspected associates of the killer of a French police commander and his partner will be placed under investigation on Saturday for membership of a terrorist organization, the Paris prosecutor's office said.

The police couple were stabbed to death outside their home in Paris in an attack claimed by Islamic State on Monday.

The magistrate's office said it had opened a judicial investigation into the deaths, focused on charges of assassination, sequestration and participation in a terrorist project.