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French prosecutor says Paris suburb stabbing treated as suspected terror attack

Sun, 05 Jan 2020 08:18:33 +0100

French anti-terrorist investigators said on Saturday they have taken over the probe into an attack by a knife-wielding man in a park south of Paris.

Taxi driver charged with attempted murder after Man Utd fan stabbed in Paris

Sun, 10 Mar 2019 09:04:45 +0100

A taxi driver who allegedly stabbed a Manchester United fan in the chest after the club's midweek Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain was on Saturday charged with attempted murder, a judicial source said.

English fan stabbed in Paris after France Iceland match

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:11:48 +0200

An English football fan was left seriously injured after being stabbed twice outside a bar in Paris shortly after the end of the France Iceland match on Sunday night.

Troubled man stabs French teen for 'Ramadan sacrifice'

Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:29:00 +0200

A man with known psychiatric problems stabbed a student in France after hearing voices ordering him to make a "sacrifice" for Ramadan, he told police.

Frenchman stabs partner in row over steak dinner

Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:26:41 +0200

A homecooked dinner ended in bloodshed after a man in Lyon stabbed his partner for not cooking the steak to his taste.

Hollande scolds spooks over soldier stabbing

Fri, 31 May 2013 18:02:00 +0200

French President François Hollande criticized a lack of information-sharing by intelligence services on Friday, after it emerged that a Muslim convert who stabbed a soldier in Paris was known to police, who didn't pass on their concerns.

French soldier stabbed on patrol in Paris

Sun, 26 May 2013 11:22:00 +0200

A French soldier has been stabbed while on patrol in Paris but President Francois Hollande said the attack could not "at this stage" be linked to the murder of a military man in London.

Boy stabbed teacher to avenge detention

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:09:00 +0200

A high school pupil has been sentenced to five years in prison after stabbing is teacher in retaliation for being given a detention in a suburb of Toulouse.

Travel agent murdered in her shop

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:01:00 +0100

A 51-year-old travel agent was stabbed to death in her shop in north-west Paris on Thursday.

Pupil dies after school stabbing

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:35:00 +0100

A 17-year-old boy died on Tuesday after being stabbed by a fellow pupil in front of their school in the town of Bourges.

Teacher stabbed while breaking up fight

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:50:00 +0100

A 37-year-old male teacher was stabbed on Tuesday while breaking up a fight between two pupils at a school in the south-east suburbs of Paris.

Teenage lovers' row ends in metro stabbing

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:49:00 +0200

A 17-year-old girl stabbed her 16-year-old girlfriend on a station platform in the Marseille metro after she accused her of cheating, reported newspaper France Soir.