Strasbourg gunman was under surveillance

By Gilbert Reilhac and John Irish
Updated December 13 2018 - 4:41am, first published 2:28am
Strasbourg man Cherif Chekatt has 27 convictions and is thought to have become radicalised in jail.
Strasbourg man Cherif Chekatt has 27 convictions and is thought to have become radicalised in jail.

The fugitive Strasbourg man suspected of shooting and knifing people at the French city's Christmas market has more than two dozen prior convictions and turned radical Islamist in jail, officials say.

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