[2] Jandoubi had been known to French police as the suspected ringleader of a gang trafficking stolen cars between France and Germany.
[3] He was known by locals and police to be part of a gang seen celebrating the September 11 terror attacks, however, at the time of his death his name wasn't included on lists of fundamental terrorist suspects maintained by Interpol, the French intelligence service or the counter-espionage agency DST.
French Police and investigators were initially intrigued by the fact that Jandoubi was found with a mobile phone fitted with a stolen SIM card.
Media interest was further aroused by the results of his autopsy, which was carried out by a doctor who had worked in the Middle East for the international aid organisation Médecins du Monde.
"[1] The chief prosecutor, Michel Breard, barred police and investigators from searching Jandoubi's apartment for five days after the explosion.