A man was stabbed to death "
obviously during a brawl
" on the night of Thursday to Friday July 15 in downtown Metz, announced the LR mayor of the Moselle prefecture, François Grosdidier.
"
The judicial inquiry will shed light on the circumstances and, I hope, will identify and punish the attacker or attackers
," added the city councilor in a post on his Facebook page.
Contacted by AFP, the Metz prosecutor's office could not be reached immediately.
“Two men armed with at least one knife”
According to
Le Républicain Lorrain
, the victim, a 22-year-old man, was with "
a group of friends when they were attacked by two men armed with at least one knife
" around 1:30 a.m., on the sidelines of the festivities of the July 14th.
A witness then warned the emergency services, seeing the young man unconscious: transported to the hospital, he died during the night, according to the regional daily.
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Presenting his condolences to the family and welcoming the action of the police and emergency services, François Grosdidier also reiterated his "
willingness
" to "
strengthen the security policy in Metz: increase in the number of municipal police, from video projection to all neighborhoods, setting up of islanders, 24-hour patrols
".
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