The attack is believed to have been motivated by religious ideology because the suspect prayed less than 10 minutes beforehand , Molins said , and because it came only three days after a soldier was killed in London , by attackers who spoke of Islam . Prosecutor : The prosecutor is the person who decides whether or not to charge a suspect with a crime. He has a record of petty crimes but was not known to security services , Molins says . The stabbed soldier was hospitalized Saturday with wounds to the neck . The soldier was on security patrol in La Defense , a business district of Paris .
Prosecutor : The prosecutor is the person who decides whether or not to charge a suspect with a crime. He has a record of petty crimes but was not known to security services , Molins says . The stabbed soldier was hospitalized Saturday with wounds to the neck . The soldier was on security patrol in La Defense , a business district of Paris .