Notre Dame attacker was ex journalist who showed no signs of radicalisaton, relatives

Update 6.40pm: An Algerian student suspected of attacking police officers in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral - with cries of "This is for Syria" and armed with a hammer - has been identified by a relative as an ex-journalist who firmly believed in democratic values and showed no signs of radicalisation.

Update 6.40pm: An Algerian student suspected of attacking police officers in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral - with cries of "This is for Syria" and armed with a hammer - has been identified by a relative as an ex-journalist who firmly believed in democratic values and showed no signs of radicalisation.

The Paris prosecutor’s office said a search of a residence linked to the suspect in the suburb of Cergy-Pontoise uncovered a declaration of allegiance to the Islamic State group.