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Two Arrested After Knife Attack Injures BAC Officers in Paris Overnight

The 1st judicial police district now leads the case.

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Trois policiers blessés à l'arme blanche par un individu sous OQTF, selon le syndicat de la police nationale

Overview

  • Officers monitoring suspected car break-ins on boulevard Pereire around 23:30 were attacked with a bladed implement during an attempted arrest.
  • Reports diverge on injuries: Le Parisien cites three officers hurt including one seriously, while JDD and Le Figaro report two wounded with no life-threatening injuries.
  • One detainee was identified by JDD as Amine S., 34, born in Casablanca, recorded in the TAJ and reportedly under an OQTF, while the second claims a 2007 birth year and remains under identity verification.
  • The weapon used has not been recovered, with accounts mentioning a knife, a screwdriver or scissors, and a small pair of scissors was found on one suspect.
  • Police detained one suspect on rue Guersant and another on a Noctilien bus, the Alliance union posted images and urged expulsions and prison terms, and Prefect Laurent Nuñez expressed support for the injured officers.