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Knife attack in Bordeaux: the attacker accused his two victims of drinking alcohol during Eid
Knife attack in Bordeaux: the attacker accused his two victims of drinking alcohol during Eid
(FRANCEINFO)
The profile of the assailant of the knife attack that occurred in Bordeaux, in Gironde, Wednesday April 10, is becoming clearer. He was a 25-year-old man of Afghan origin, who was probably an asylum seeker. He accused the two people he attacked of consuming alcohol during Eid.
Friday April 12, 36 hours after the knife attack in Bordeaux (Gironde), the profile of the attacker becomes clearer. His DNA revealed that he was a 25-year-old man of Afghan origin and that he was probably an asylum seeker, according to the Bordeaux public prosecutor. On Wednesday evening, he stabbed two men of Algerian origin with a knife, after having accused them, in broken French, of drinking alcohol during Eid.
The terrorist trail is ruled out
The first victim died, and the second was seriously injured. Even if the terrorist trail has been ruled out, some Bordeaux residents now cross this tourist district with apprehension. “This is the first time I heard that this was happening in Bordeaux. Before, it was often [dans les] capitals or [les] major European citiesconfides a Bordeaux resident, who describes the drama as judge “maddening“. An investigation is opened for murder, attempted murder and violence with a weapon.
