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Paris Police Officer Stabbed Near Champs-Elysées, Attacker Neutralized

Incident occurs days before Olympics, heightened security measures in place

  • Officer sustained serious neck injuries but is not in critical condition.
  • The attacker, a 27-year-old man with a history of psychiatric issues, was shot and later died.
  • Authorities do not suspect terrorist motives but the attack adds to pre-Olympic tensions.
  • The suspect is also linked to the murder of a teenager in a Paris suburb earlier the same day.
  • Paris is deploying 45,000 police officers and 10,000 soldiers for Olympic security.
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