Law enforcement officials conceal a physique after a knife assault, outdoors the Marseille city corridor, southern France, Saturday, March 12, 2022. (AP Picture / Jean-Francois Badias)
MARSEILLE, FRANCE --
A French man with a knife injured three law enforcement officials within the southern metropolis of Marseille on Saturday, and was killed by police after repeatedly ignoring warning photographs, authorities stated.
The explanation for the assault was unclear.
Inside Minister Gerald Darmanin described a "violent assault with a knife" and stated police have been capable of "neutralize the sufferer and keep away from the worst."
Talking from the location of the assault, Darmanin stated the attacker was not recognized to police and had no police document. He stated the officers tried varied methods to warn him that did not work, and "then they opened fireplace and stopped him."
Metropolis officers on the scene stated three officers have been injured and one was hospitalized.
The nationwide antiterrorism prosecutor's workplace stated it's inspecting what occurred earlier than figuring out whether or not to open an investigation into terrorism. France has been hit by a number of lethal extremist assaults lately.
The assault happened within the Previous Port of Marseille on the Mediterranean, not removed from a website that's accumulating assist for victims of the battle in Ukraine, however authorities stated there was no rapid signal of any hyperlink between the gathering website and the assault.
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