On Tuesday the 26th of December, a man was arrested in Marseille on suspicion of attacking a passer-by with a knife in broad daylight. The attack took place at around 3pm on Avenue Schuman in the city’s second arrondissement. The offender, who was drunk, was heard shouting “Allah Akbar”. He was taken into police custody and admitted for psychiatric treatment.
According to a police source, the suspect was arrested without anyone being injured. The threatened person had already left the scene when the police arrived. The police officers took the suspect to the Noailles police station to undergo an alcohol test, but he was unable to blow into the device and was taken into police custody.
The Marseille public prosecutor’s office told Le Figaro on request that the man was finally admitted to the psychiatric hospital without consent, i.e. forcibly committed. Le Figaro
