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A female police officer has been seriously injured after a man attacked her with a knife at a police station in Toulouse, France, local media reported.A female police officer has been seriously injured after a man attacked her with a knife at a police station in Toulouse, France, local media reported.
The suspect reportedly tried to grab the officer’s weapon and when the attempt failed, he took a knife and stabbed her in the throat.The suspect reportedly tried to grab the officer’s weapon and when the attempt failed, he took a knife and stabbed her in the throat.
La Depeche is currently livestreaming the video from the scene of the attack. The police officer was taken to hospital with multiple injuries, but as yet there is no further information on her condition.
La Depeche du Midi has posted a video from the scene of the attack.
The attack took place in the Rempart Saint-Etienne prefecture of Toulouse.The attack took place in the Rempart Saint-Etienne prefecture of Toulouse.
The assailant, 31, had a psychiatric disorder and attacked the officer because she “represented France,” La Depeche newspaper reported. The assailant, 31, had a psychiatric disorder and attacked the officer because she “represented France,” La Depeche du Midi news outlet reported.
The perpetrator was arrested by police. The attacker reportedly entered the police station under the pretext of making a complaint. He was arrested by police.
The injured police officer was taken to hospital, but as yet there is no information on her condition. The attacker was of Algerian origin, La Depeche Du Midi said.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW France has been on high alert following a series of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL)-linked attacks since January 2015. The largest loss of life came in November 2015 when at least 130 people were killed in Paris. Following that attack, France introduced a state of emergency, which is ongoing.
A tragedy in Nice on July 14 of this year killed at least 84 people when a truck driven by an IS sympathizer plowed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations.
In July, France was shaken by the murder of Father Jacques Hamel in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, northern France, by two purported IS militants. The 85-year-old was killed when his throat was slit during a hostage situation at the local church. French police killed the IS-inspired attackers, Adel Kermiche and Abdel Malik Petitjean, both 19, as they tried to flee the church.
Neighboring Belgium is also on high alert, following bombings in Brussels in March. The community was shaken again earlier in August when two female officers were injured in a machete attack in the city of Charleroi.