Friday, April 23, 2021

French Policewoman Stabbed to Death in Suspected Islamic Terror Attack

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: Assailant, a 36-year-old Tunisian man, was shot and killed by officers in town of Rambouillet, southwest of Paris; prosecutors open a ‘terror probe’ over attack

RAMBOUILLET, France (AFP) — A female police employee was stabbed to death by a Tunisian man at a police station southwest of Paris on Friday in a suspected terror attack, officials said.

The attacker was fatally wounded when an officer opened fire on him at the station in Rambouillet, a wealthy commuter town about 60 kilometers (40 miles) from Paris, a police source told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Prosecutors said they were opening a “terror probe” into the attack that took place in the secure entrance area of the station at around 2:20 pm (1220 GMT.)

The woman, 48, was stabbed in the throat twice, the police source said. » | Alice Lefebvre and Tiphaine Liboux | Friday, April 23, 2021