Drama in Marseilles.
A man was seriously injured in a knife attack outside a college in Marseille on Tuesday.
The perpetrator was arrested, according to concordant sources in Marseille.
The attack was confirmed by the Minister of the Interior.
“Thank you to passers-by and the police for their quick reaction,” greeted Gérald Darmanin on Twitter.
A man was violently attacked with a knife in Marseille in front of a college at the end of the afternoon.
The author was arrested.
Thank you to passers-by and the police for their quick reaction.
– Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) May 10, 2022
The victim, aged around 30, was hit in the chest and was in cardiorespiratory arrest and unconscious during his transport to the hospital, according to the marine firefighters who intervened on the spot.
His vital prognosis was engaged Tuesday evening, according to the police.
The police evoke the “psychiatric profile” of the suspect
According to the first testimonies, reported by a source close to the investigation, the attack took place at 6 p.m. and targeted this parent of students in his thirties who came to collect his children.
According to the same source, witnesses who witnessed the attack overpowered the assailant while waiting for the intervention of the police, who proceeded to arrest him.
La Provence and France 3 Marseille specify that the attack took place in front of the Sévigné private college, in the 13th arrondissement.
“Nothing indicates at this stage the terrorist track”, confided a police source, who specified that the aggressor is of French nationality.
The police, who referred to a “psychiatric profile”, add that the man told the investigators that he acted “in the name of God”.
He also mentioned "the devil".