7 Wounded Including 2 British Tourists In Paris Knife Attack: Sources

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Source: AFP

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Seven people including two British tourists were wounded Sunday in Paris after they were attacked by a man armed with a knife and an iron bar, according to police and other sources.

A source close to the inquiry said the suspect has been arrested and is believed to be an Afghan national.

"Nothing at this stage shows signs of a terrorist nature in these assaults," the sources said, adding that the attacker had targeted "strangers in the street".

Of the seven wounded, four are in a critical condition, police said.

The incident took place just after 11:00pm (2100 GMT) on the banks of a canal in the northeast of the capital...More...


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The Telegraph UK. "Paris Knife Attack: Two British Tourists Among Seven Wounded," Sept. 10, 2018, 1:59 am.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/09/paris-knife-attack-two-british-tourists-among-seven-wounded/

A source close to the inquiry said the suspect has been arrested and is believed to be an Afghan national.

"Nothing at this stage shows signs of a terrorist nature in these assaults," the sources said, adding that the attacker had targeted "strangers in the street".

Of the seven wounded, four are in a critical condition, police said.

Le Parisien said one British tourist has a chest injury while another was stabbed in the head.

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1. More attacks, violence in Europe, so bad. 2 Amers. stabbed in Amsterdam recently.

FRANCE 24 NEWS, "Paris Knife Attack Injures 7," Sept. 10, 2018.

.."Another eyewitness, 28-year-old Youssef Najah, said he was walking along the canal near a bowling green when he saw a man running and holding a knife about 25-30 cm (10-11 inches) long.

"There were around 20 people chasing him. They started throwing Petanque balls at him," Najah said, referring to the sport popular in France also known as boules. "Around four or five balls hit him in the head, but they weren't able to stop him," he added.

According to the same witness, the attacker then dived into an alleyway, where the man "tried to hide behind two British tourists. We said to them: 'Watch out, he has a knife". But they didn't react". The pair were then attacked, he said.

High alert: A police investigation has been launched for attempted murder, according to a judicial source.
It is the latest of several knife attacks France has seen in recent months, with terrorism being ruled out in most cases.

On August 23, a man stabbed his mother and sister to death and seriously injured another person in a town near Paris before being shot dead by police.
More, https://www.france24.com/en/20180910-paris-knife-attack-stabbing-wounds-seven-france

Livefeed, https://www.france24.com/en/livefeed

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2. Well we(America) have had many gun deaths.

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3. Absolutely and the carnage, gun madness and obstruction to

changing it here are horrifying. With France and Europe, I'm saddened and worried to see more and more instances of violence and assault. This case is not terrorist related, and two of the principals who were involved in trying to take the deranged man down and help the police were Najah and Smain, likely of mid-east origin and not unusual. There's a bit more info. in Updated News at the link.

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4. Update,

Four of the victims were in a critical condition, police said, after the man, believed to be an Afghan national, went on the rampage next to a canal in the northeast of the capital on Sunday evening. Two British tourists, an Egyptian tourist and a local man were among the injured, police added.

The suspect, believed to be in his thirties, had been overpowered by bystanders and was unconscious when officers arrived on the scene and took him to hospital, police said. A source close to the inquiry added that though he had targeted foreigners, "nothing at this stage suggests a terrorist attack"...https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/7-wounded-including-2-british-tourists-in-paris-knife-attack/ar-BBN6D9U