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France train terror hero stabbed in US 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 is currently in a stable condition and is being treated at a local hospital, an Air Force official confirmed to the BBC. 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.
CBS News first reported that he was "stabbed repeatedly" on a Sacramento street corner on Thursday morning. 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.
Mr Stone 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. 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.
Police say the stabbing took place at 1245 on a Sacramento street corner after an argument escalated to violence. Investigators said on Thursday they did not expect Mr Stone to survive the attack in Sacramento and initially treated the crime as a homicide.
Investigators did not expect the victim to survive his wounds and initially treated the crime as a homicide. Mr Skarlatos tweeted "Everybody send prayers out to the Stone family today".
Mr Skarlatos tweeted "Everybody send prayers out to the stone family today".