An Iraqi man armed with a knife threatened patrons sitting on the terrace of a bar in Grenoble on Thursday afternoon, accusing them of being “bad Muslims”. The guests surrounded him and chased him to Place de Verdun, where he was arrested by police.
“It was clear to me that it was an act of terrorism!” The 40-year-old man from Grenoble, who wishes to remain anonymous, is still in shock and recounts how he and several of his friends were attacked by an unknown man with a knife while they were sitting at the table on Thursday afternoon, August 11. Le Dauphiné
“He first said ‘hello’ and then asked us if we were Arabs,” the witness says. “He was a North African himself and insisted, asking the question several times. We answered ‘yes’ and then he pulled out a knife at least 50 centimetres long and started shouting: ‘You are a disgrace to your religion! You are bad Muslims! I will slash you all!””
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While his pursuers continued to surround him at a safe distance, the man finally knelt down with his hands above his head in front of the police officers, who threatened him with their service weapons. Le Dauphiné
Seems they like their knives
Why is that?