A Spanish tourist was injured this Saturday with a cutter on Rivoli street, in the center of Paris, by a man who attacked him with a cutter, as confirmed by the Paris prosecutor's office and police sources.
The life of the victim is not in danger
, the prosecution added.
A man of Romanian nationality has been "immediately arrested", added the same source.
The woman who accompanied the Spanish tourist has emerged unscathed from the attack.
The motives for the attack, which occurred shortly before 4:30 pm, are
still unknown
;
the terrorist track has been discarded by the profile of the perpetrator of the events.
The aggressor, in a drunken state, was quickly immobilized by several passers-by and by the police.
When detained, he claimed to have shouted "Alla Akbar", but this point has not yet been corroborated by the ongoing investigation.
The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an
investigation for attempted murder.
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