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Spencer Stone: France train terror hero stabbed in US | |
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Spencer Stone, hailed as a hero after a French train terror attack, has been stabbed in Sacramento, California. | Spencer Stone, hailed as a hero after a French train terror attack, has been stabbed in Sacramento, California. |
He was attacked while defending a friend, and is currently in a stable condition at a local hospital, an Air Force official told the BBC. | |
Police say the stabbing took place on a Sacramento street corner in the early hours after an argument escalated. | |
Mr Stone, 25, is one of three Americans that helped to thwart a terror attack on a French train in August. | Mr Stone, 25, is one of three Americans that helped to thwart a terror attack on a French train in August. |
They were hailed as heroes for tackling a man who was carrying a Kalashnikov rifle, an automatic pistol with ammunition clips and a box cutter knife. | They were hailed as heroes for tackling a man who was carrying a Kalashnikov rifle, an automatic pistol with ammunition clips and a box cutter knife. |
The men, assisted by other passengers, threw him to the floor of the carriage, removed his guns and restrained him. | The men, assisted by other passengers, threw him to the floor of the carriage, removed his guns and restrained him. |
Mr Stone was slashed by the attacker and later required surgery to reattach part of his hand. | Mr Stone was slashed by the attacker and later required surgery to reattach part of his hand. |
Who are the six France train heroes? | |
He and the two others, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler, were hailed by French President Francois Hollande and greeted as heroes upon their return to the US. | |
They received awards from Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and met President Barack Obama at the White House. | They received awards from Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and met President Barack Obama at the White House. |
Investigators said on Thursday they did not expect Mr Stone to survive the attack in Sacramento and initially treated the crime as a homicide. | |
Mr Skarlatos tweeted "Everybody send prayers out to the Stone family today". | |