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Afghan Man Stabs Seven in Paris – Warfare.Today Facebook Twitter Current Military Operations Defence Industry News Defence Industry Events, Exhibitions and Tradeshows Warfare.Today AT THE HEART OF THE FIGHTING Home About News HM Armed Forces US Military Tech Cyber SitReps Ops Events Calendar France News Terrorism Afghan Man Stabs Seven in Paris Posted on September 10, 2018 by Liam, Editor, Warfare.Today ParisPocketknifeAttack Leaves Seven Wounded, Including Two British Tourists Seven people have been wounded in an unprovoked pocketknife wade in Paris, Sunday evening. An Afghan man has been detained by police, with authorities quick to emphasise that no link to Islamic terrorism has yet been established. The wade took place late Sunday evening in Paris’s Bassin de la Villette zone in the 19th arrondissement. The Afghan man went on a rampage with a large 10 or 11-inch knife, leaving four critically injured. A group of petanque players gave chase, pelting the Afghan attacker with balls until finally cornering him. According to those involved, the attacker was over-powered shortly surpassing police arrived at the scene. Two British tourists were injured in the attack. One man was stabbed in the chest, the other in the head. According to France24, a source tropical to the inquiry stated that the attacker had targeted “foreigners.” The British embassy in Paris told The Local that “Our consular staff are profitable two British people who have been hospitalised in Paris, and are in contact with French medical staff who are treating them.” Islamic Terror Link Not Established Police have stated that they have not yet found a link between the pocketknife attacks and any Islamic terrorist organisations. It is not known at this stage if the Afghan national was on the terror watch list. France is still on upper zestful pursuit years of serious Islamic terrorist attacks that have left over 240 dead. Recent events include a pocketknife wade on August 23 by a 36-year-old man on France’s terror watchlist, flipside Afghan man went on a pocketknife rampage on August 13, and a sexuality knife-assailant injured two people on June 17, shouting Allahu Akbar (“God is great”). The French Army continues to baby-sit sites of national importance under Operation Sentinelle. Image: picture for illustrative purposes only. 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