France: Police officer wounded in knife attack

Known radical killed in shootout after knife attack on French police

A "known radical" suspected of carrying out a knife attack in France died from injuries sustained in a shootout with police Friday, hours badly wounding a female officer in another act of violence against police. The man, who was on a terrorist watch-list according to the interior ministry, had been…

French man in 40s killed after attacking 3 police officers

Europe News: PARIS: A man with severe schizophrenia who had been on a watch list for Islamic radicalism stabbed a police officer at her station Friday in western F.

French policewoman stabbed by ex-prisoner on potential threat watch list

May 28, 2021By Stephane MaheCHAPELLE-SUR-ERDRE, France (Reuters) -A radicalised French ex-prisoner on a watch list of potential terrorist threats stabbed a policewoman inside her station in western France on Friday and died following a shoot-out with police, a government minister said.The victim was seriously wounded but expected to survive, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.The assailant had been released from prison in March following an …

Frenchman killed after stabbing, shooting 3 police officers

PARIS (AP) — A man with severe schizophrenia who had been on a watch list for Islamic radicalism stabbed a police officer at her station Friday in western France and shot two other officers before police killed him, authorities said.The slain suspect was a Frenchman in his 40s who had been on a watch list for Islamic radicalism because of his “rigorous” religious practices, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. The assailant had recently been …

'Known Radical' Killed in Shootout After Knife Attack on French Police

A "known radical" suspected of carrying out a knife attack in France died from injuries sustained in a shootout with police on Friday, hours after he badly wounded a female officer in the latest violence directed at police in recent months.

Man stabs policewoman in France; killed after shootout with police

A man who allegedly carried out a knife attack on a policewoman in France died on Friday. The suspect was killed after a shootout with police during his arrest, reports said. The attacker was on the run in the La Chapelle-sur-Erdre area in Nantes in western France when he was tracked by police. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin had earlier said the attacker was arrested after police launched a manhunt involving helicopters and several off…