The Bordeaux knife attacker had already attacked two people before his attack. The incident occurred just minutes before the fatal attack on Wednesday evening, a prosecutor said. The victims drank wine on the last day of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan – which may have alarmed the perpetrator.
A 25-year-old from Afghanistan was identified as the attacker. According to the newspaper La Gazette, he wanted to enforce Sharia law in France. “No element points to a terrorist act,” said French prosecutor Frédérique Porterie. In the first attack on Wednesday evening, the perpetrator pulled out a knife after a few blows and invited the two wine drinkers to a fight. But then he walked away.
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In the second attack, the man attacked two nearby Algerians who were also drinking alcohol. As reported, one victim (37) died from nine stab wounds. His seriously injured companion (26) was saved via emergency surgery. The two homeless victims come from the same city in Algeria.
Witnesses: strict Muslim
The perpetrator is said to have had a large hunting knife and was wearing an Arabic robe and a headscarf. To witnesses he appeared to be a strict Muslim.
Police arrested the Afghan just minutes after the attack. Because he approached aggressively with his knife from a few meters away, he was shot by an officer with an assault rifle. The police officer is said to have acted in self-defense, but the investigation into the operation was still ongoing.
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday praised the quick response of the police and expressed his condolences for the victims. France is currently at the highest terror alert level. That is why armed patrols with armed forces are deployed in major cities such as Bordeaux to respond to possible threats.
Source: Krone
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