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| French soldier stabbed with Stanley knife in Paris |
| 2013-05-25 |
| A MAN armed with a Stanley knife has attacked a French soldier patrolling the business district of Paris, stabbing him in the neck. President Francois Hollande, speaking during a trip to Ethiopia, said "at this stage" there was no indication the Saturday evening attack was linked to a deadly knife attack on a British soldier this week in London. He said all possibilities must be examined regarding the incident in the busy La Defense area, which at weekends is packed with shoppers, from which the attacker managed to flee. The soldier was in uniform and armed and was patrolling as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance scheme. French daily Le Parisien cited police sources as saying the suspected attacker was a bearded man of North African origin about 30 years old, and was wearing an Arab-style garment under his jacket. He ran away following the attack and has not yet been detained. Police said he would survive the attack but gave no information on possible motivation for the assault. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 A Stanley knife resolves to a box-cutter.... let's not jump to any conclusions here. KICK ASS FROGS |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-05-25 18:20 |
| #1 "at this stage" there was no indication the Saturday evening attack was linked to a deadly knife attack on a British soldier Once is an accident. Twice... Of course, the actual body count depends on when you start counting. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-05-25 18:00 |