The investigation was entrusted to the Tours police station (illustration). - E. Frisullo / 20 Minutes

During the night from Sunday to Monday, a teenager was stabbed three times while he was with friends on the banks of the Loire in Tours (Indre-et-Loire). According to the first elements of the investigation opened for "willful violence with weapon in meeting", he would have been attacked for a simple history of cigarette, reports France Bleu Touraine.

The attackers flee

Alerted, the emergency services went to the scene before evacuating the teenager to the hospital so that he could receive treatment. His life is not in danger but he was still being kept under observation on Tuesday evening.

The victim was finishing an evening with friends when a group of individuals approached to ask for a cigarette. The teenager reportedly refused and was then taken to task. He was stabbed three times: one in the shoulder, one in the thigh and another in the abdomen. The attackers had time to flee before help arrived. They were still wanted this Wednesday, according to France Bleu. The investigation was entrusted to the Tours police station.

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