Statement regarding his motivations behind the attack during his trial in Paris:

“We fought France, we attacked France, we targeted the civilian population. It was nothing personal against them.”“Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam tells court the deaths of 130 people were 'nothing personal'” Sky News, September 16, 2021, https://news.sky.com/story/paris-attacks-suspect-salah-abdeslam-tells-court-the-deaths-of-130-people-were-nothing-personal-12408861.