He attacked passersby in the street, stabbing them "while repeatedly uttering words in Arabic".
On Wednesday, this 32-year-old Afghan national was overpowered by a police officer in Le Mans (Sarthe) when he had injured several people.
The public prosecutor Delphine Dewailly clarified that this act had no "terrorist dimension" according to the first elements of the investigation.
Two people suffered “significant injuries” without their life being in danger, according to the magistrate.
According to
Ouest-France
, the two victims are two men who tried to control the individual, who had just stolen a kitchen knife from the Super U store on Avenue de la Liberation.
A police officer injured during the intervention
One of the police officers who intervened to neutralize him was slightly injured.
The aggressor “was arrested, and placed in custody on the charge of attempted assassination.
He is currently being examined by a psychiatrist to assess the compatibility of his mental and physical state with the police custody measure, ”says the magistrate.
Recently installed in Le Mans, the mis en cause "benefits from a residence permit in good standing on the national territory", according to the prosecution.
The investigation was entrusted to the judicial police of Angers.
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