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Suspect arrested after stabbing of Jewish man in Strasbourg Suspect arrested after stabbing of Jewish man in Strasbourg
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A Jewish man wearing a kippah skullcap was stabbed in the eastern French city of Strasbourg on Friday by a man who was promptly arrested, police and Jewish community sources said. A Jewish man wearing a kippah skullcap has been stabbed in France by a man who was promptly arrested, according to police and Jewish community sources.
The victim, who is in his sixties, was stabbed in the abdomen outside his home in the city’s Jewish quarter, Strasbourg’s chief rabbi Rene Gutman told AFP. The victim, who is in his 60s, was stabbed in the abdomen outside his home in Strasbourg’s Jewish quarter, the city’s chief rabbi, Rene Gutman, told AFP.
His injuries were not life-threatening, Gutman added. Police have not commented on the motive for the attack. His injuries were not life-threatening, Gutman said. Police have not commented on the motive for the attack.
The rabbi cited witnesses as saying the victim’s alleged assailant, who police said has a history of mental health problems, shouted: “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest). The rabbi cited witnesses as saying the alleged assailant, who police said has a history of mental health problems, shouted “Allahu Akbar”, meaning God is greatest.
Gutman also said the suspect had previously attacked a member of the local Jewish community in 2010. Gutman alleged that the suspect had previously attacked a member of the local Jewish community in 2010.
Condemning the attack, he said it “in no way reflects the prevailing climate in Strasbourg”, which has a large Jewish community.Condemning the attack, he said it “in no way reflects the prevailing climate in Strasbourg”, which has a large Jewish community.
The local prosecutor’s office confirmed the arrest and said an investigation had been launched.The local prosecutor’s office confirmed the arrest and said an investigation had been launched.
The attack comes as France reels from a string of jihadi attacks in the past year-and-a-half, beginning with the January 2015 killings in Paris at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket. The attack comes as France reels from a string of terrorist attacks in the past 18 months, beginning with the January 2015 killings in Paris at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket.