Man Arrested Over Stabbing Of French Soldier
Evidence gathered by French authorities suggests the Muslim convert suspected of stabbing a soldier near Paris last weekend was acting in accordance with his religious beliefs, a state prosecutor said after the suspect's arrest on Wednesday (May 29).
Prosecutor Francois Molins told a news conference the suspect was seen on video surveillance footage "saying a Muslim prayer" minutes before an attack which came three days after the May 22 murder of a British soldier on the streets of London.
Molins said the suspect, a convert to Islam called Alexandre, struck the solider shortly after completing his prayer.
The 23-year-old French soldier was attacked from behind with a knife or box-cutter while patrolling the La Defense business neighbourhood west of Paris.
He was released from the hospital on Monday.
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