STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The fugitive Strasbourg man suspected of shooting and knifing people as he shouted "Allahu Akbar" at the French city's Christmas market is a criminal who turned radical Islamist in jail, officials say.
Neighbours remember Cherif Chekatt as an ordinary local guy, but to security agencies the 29-year-old had represented a potential threat for some time, his beliefs hardened behind bars.
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