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| American who helped disarm France train attack gunman stabbed in California | |
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| Spencer Stone, one of three Americans who helped foil an attack on a French train this summer, has been stabbed and is in stable condition, a US air force official has confirmed to the Guardian. | Spencer Stone, one of three Americans who helped foil an attack on a French train this summer, has been stabbed and is in stable condition, a US air force official has confirmed to the Guardian. |
| Stone, a member of the US air force, was stabbed in Sacramento late on Wednesday night and was immediately transported to a local hospital, according to Captain Brooke Brzozowske, a spokeswoman for the US air force. | |
| The Sacramento police department said officers responded to a report of a stabbing in an area of midtown Sacramento known for its nightlife at 12:46am. The victim, identified by police only as a “man in his 20s”, was believed to be out with a group of friends when a physical altercation broke out, and led to him being stabbed multiple times in his upper body, police said in a statement. | |
| The victim was transported to the hospital, where he is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to authorities. | |
| Sacramento police detectives were called to the scene to assist with the investigation. No arrests have yet been made. | |
| “The assault incident is not related to a terrorist act,” the police said on Twitter. “Assault occurred near a bar; alcohol is believed to be a factor.” | |
| It appears the confrontation began as a “verbal argument” that escalated into a physical fight, a Sacramento Police Department spokesman said. He emphasized that the incident was not related to the victim’s life-saving action on a French train. “It appears alcohol was a factor,” the spokesman said, echoing the police department’s comment on Twitter. | |
| In August, Stone was on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris with two American friends when he noticed a gunman carrying an AK-47. Together with Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos, Stone tackled the suspected Morocco-born Ayoub El-Khazani to the ground after he opened fire on the train. | |
| In the struggle, as the man wielded a box-cutter, Stone almost had his thumb sliced off. Medics stitched it back on to his hand after the confrontation. | In the struggle, as the man wielded a box-cutter, Stone almost had his thumb sliced off. Medics stitched it back on to his hand after the confrontation. |
| Stone, along with Sadler and Skarlatos were awarded the Légion d’honneur, France’s highest honour, by the president, François Hollande, for his role in stopping a suspected terrorist attack on a train. | Stone, along with Sadler and Skarlatos were awarded the Légion d’honneur, France’s highest honour, by the president, François Hollande, for his role in stopping a suspected terrorist attack on a train. |
| Everybody send prayers out to the stone family today | Everybody send prayers out to the stone family today |
| Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. http://t.co/NCyYVu5ZkA | Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. http://t.co/NCyYVu5ZkA |