Rennes and Grenoble See Surge in Knife Attacks, Leaving Multiple Injured and One Dead
A series of violent stabbings in Rennes and Grenoble over the past 24 hours has prompted investigations, with one fatality and several injured victims reported.
- Three separate knife attacks occurred in Rennes within a 24-hour period, injuring three men aged 19, 21, and 34, all hospitalized in stable condition.
- The most recent stabbing in Rennes took place near Roazhon Park early Saturday morning, following two earlier incidents in the Blosne neighborhood Friday evening.
- Since early November, Rennes has reported six similar stabbings, including the fatal attack of a 49-year-old man on November 12, whose suspected attacker was later apprehended.
- In Grenoble, a 36-year-old man was fatally stabbed during an altercation in an exotic food store Friday evening, with the attacker fleeing the scene.
- Authorities in both cities are investigating the incidents, with police in Grenoble prioritizing the search for the suspect involved in the fatal stabbing.