Cannes: a police officer attacked with knives, the suspect “neutralized”, announces Gérald Darmanin – franceinfo

A police officer was attacked with a stab in front of the Cannes central police station on Monday, November 8, said Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and David Lisnard, the mayor of the town. The suspect was “neutralized”, said the Minister of the Interior.

A man attacked police officers with knives near the Cannes central police station. One of the officers responded with his firearm. There are no deaths and the circumstances of the attack are being clarified. Full support for our law enforcement agencies.

– David Lisnard (@davidlisnard) November 8, 2021

The facts occurred around 6:30 am this Monday morning, the police told franceinfo. A lone man approached a police vehicle parked in front of the Cannes central police station. He opened the driver’s door and stabbed him in the chest. Then he circled the vehicle to attack the captain who was sitting in the front seat in the passenger seat, but another crew member stopped him using his service weapon, seriously injuring him. aggressor, according to a police source. The first policeman was not injured because he was protected by his bulletproof vest.

According to the first elements of the investigation, when he stabbed the police officer, the assailant said he was doing so. “in the name of the prophet”. The Nice judicial police are seized of the investigation. The Minister of the Interior visits the site “immediately this morning” and “bring everything [son] support for the national police and the city of Cannes “, in the Alpes-Maritimes.