ByggarBertil
2013-05-27, 13:34
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/26/french-police-soldier-stabbed-paris
French anti-terrorist police are searching for a man who stabbed a soldier in the neck in a business neighbourhood west of Paris before fleeing the scene on Saturday night.
The 25-year-old soldier, Private First Class Cedric Cordier, was patrolling in uniform with two other troops in a shopping area adjoining the station at La Défense as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terror surveillance plan.
French ministers urged caution on drawing comparisons to or links with the recent killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London.
The interior minister, Manuel Valls, said the sudden violence of the attack was similar to the London murder but he stressed it was too early to offer any theories on who had carried out the attack or why.
"Let's be prudent for now," Valls said. "Everything is being done to arrest this individual." He said the attacker had intended to kill.
On a visit to Ethiopia on Saturday night, the French president, François Hollande, was cautious on making any comparison to the Woolwich murder.
"I don't think at this stage that there could be a link," he said, adding: "We must look at all options and won't neglect any."
Christophe Crepin, spokesman for the police union Unsa, said there were similarities with the London attack. "I think this person wanted to imitate what happened in London," he told Itele television.
French anti-terrorist police are searching for a man who stabbed a soldier in the neck in a business neighbourhood west of Paris before fleeing the scene on Saturday night.
The 25-year-old soldier, Private First Class Cedric Cordier, was patrolling in uniform with two other troops in a shopping area adjoining the station at La Défense as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terror surveillance plan.
French ministers urged caution on drawing comparisons to or links with the recent killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London.
The interior minister, Manuel Valls, said the sudden violence of the attack was similar to the London murder but he stressed it was too early to offer any theories on who had carried out the attack or why.
"Let's be prudent for now," Valls said. "Everything is being done to arrest this individual." He said the attacker had intended to kill.
On a visit to Ethiopia on Saturday night, the French president, François Hollande, was cautious on making any comparison to the Woolwich murder.
"I don't think at this stage that there could be a link," he said, adding: "We must look at all options and won't neglect any."
Christophe Crepin, spokesman for the police union Unsa, said there were similarities with the London attack. "I think this person wanted to imitate what happened in London," he told Itele television.