France police attacker had a list of targets, says prosecutor

A man who stabbed a police commander and police administrator to death at their home in a Paris suburb pledged loyalty to the leader of the Islamic State (IS) group and had a list of other targets, including rappers, journalists, police officers, and public officials, the Paris prosecutor said.

François Molins said attacker Larossi Abballa made the declaration of allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in exchanges with officers during a three-hour standoff on Monday night in Magnanville, about 56km west of Paris. He was eventually killed by police.

Abballa was responding to IS calls to “kill non-believers where they live”, and with their families, Mr Molins said.