Breaking: French Soldier Stabbed in Paris by ‘North African’ Immigrant

A French soldier on patrol in Paris has been stabbed in the throat by a man believed to be of North-African origin.

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The attack occurred in the district of La Défense. (La Parisian)

Reuters reported:

A French soldier patrolling a business neighborhood west of Paris was stabbed in the neck on Saturday by a man who quickly fled the scene and is being sought by police, President Francois Hollande said.

The soldier was patrolling in uniform with two other men as part of France’s Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan when he was approached from behind around 1800 p.m. and stabbed in the neck with a knife or a box-cutter.

Hollande, in the Ethiopian city of Addis Ababa, commented on the stabbing to say that the man was still on the run and police were exploring all leads.

“We still don’t know the exact circumstances of the attack or the identity of the attacker, but we are exploring all options,” Hollande told journalists.

Pierre-Andre Peyvel, police prefect for the Hauts-de-Seine area, said the soldier had lost a considerable amount of blood but would survive, and was being treated in a nearby military hospital.

The suspected attacker was a bearded man, about 30-years-old and was wearing an Arab-style garment under his jacket.

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