Abdullah Reda al-Hamahmy
Suspect in Louvre attack wanted to harm paintings, avenge Syrian people-source
A man arrested by police for attacking soldiers with a machete outside the Louvre museum in Paris last week said he wanted to damage paintings and "avenge" the Syrian people, a judicial source said on Feb. 7.
Abdullah Reda al-Hamahmy confirmed his name, his age of 29 and his Egyptian nationality to investigators after initially refusing to speak, the source said.