A parent of a student attacked with a knife near a college in the northern districts

This Tuesday, a man was attacked near a college in the 13th arrondissement of Marseille as he went to college to pick up his children, said the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters at

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The victim, aged around 30, was hit in the chest and was in cardiorespiratory arrest and unconscious during his transport to the hospital, according to the marine firefighters who intervened on the spot.

His vital prognosis was engaged Tuesday evening according to the police.

The assailant subdued by witnesses

“The rapid intervention of witnesses, whose courage should be saluted, relayed by the police, made it possible to arrest the perpetrator of this attack, specifies the police headquarters.

The departmental security remains seized of the case.

The chief of police went to the scene.

It sends its support to the victim, to the relatives and to the whole of the school community concerned.

In a tweet, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin thanks “passersby and the police for their quick reaction.

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A man was violently attacked with a knife in Marseille in front of a college at the end of the afternoon.

The author was arrested.

Thank you to passers-by and the police for their quick reaction.

– Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) May 10, 2022

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According to the first testimonies, reported by a source close to the investigation, the attack took place at 6 p.m. and targeted this father of students who came to collect his children.

According to the same source, it was witnesses attending the attack who overpowered the assailant while waiting for the intervention of the police, who proceeded to arrest him.

From a police source, "nothing indicates at this stage the terrorist track", and the attacker is of French nationality.

The police evoke a "psychiatric profile", adding that the man told the investigators in front of the investigators that he had acted "in the name of God", also referring to "the devil".

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