A violent punch to the jaw.
This is what a Nantes police officer received on Saturday evening when he arrived at the Nantes police station (Loire-Atlantique), according to a police source in Le Parisien, confirming information from France Televisions.
The facts took place around 11 p.m.
As this policeman drives into the parking lot in the backyard of the Nantes police station, a man takes the opportunity to cross the gate and sneak towards the enclosure.
He immediately walks towards the police major as he gets out of his parked vehicle.
Surprised, the policeman asks him what he is doing there.
The attacker then gives him a violent blow to the jaw.
The attacker is immediately arrested by the police on the spot.
Two bladed weapons were found on him: a construction cutter and a kitchen knife.
At the time of his arrest, he spontaneously said that he was angry with the police.
The individual is identified as a young man of 28, unknown to the justice and intelligence services, according to our information.
He was taken into police custody in Nantes.