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| Officer stabbed at police station in Toulouse, France | Officer stabbed at police station in Toulouse, France |
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| A young police officer has been injured after a man attacked him with a knife at a police station in Toulouse, France. | A young police officer has been injured after a man attacked him with a knife at a police station in Toulouse, France. |
| The suspect tried to grab the officer’s weapon and when the attempt failed, he took a knife and stabbed him in the neck, according to a statement by the police trade union Unite SGP Police-FO. | |
| The officer's life is said not to be in danger. | |
| La Depeche du Midi has posted a video from the scene of the attack. | La Depeche du Midi has posted a video from the scene of the attack. |
| The incident took place in the Rempart Saint-Etienne prefecture of Toulouse. | |
| The assailant, 31, had a psychiatric disorder and attacked the officer because he “represented France,” La Depeche du Midi news outlet reported. | |
| The attacker, who had entered the police station under the pretext of making a complaint, was arrested at the scene. | |
| The assailant was of Algerian origin, La Depeche Du Midi reported, although this has not been officially confirmed. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |