France: A robber shouts “allah akbar” and threatens to slit the throats of “non-Muslims” in a shop

A robber broke into a supermarket late on Monday afternoon (22 January). The man entered the Géant Casino shop in the La Valentine neighbourhood in the 11th arrondissement of Marseille. As Valeurs actuelles reports from police circles, he then pointed a knife at the throat of an employee and demanded that she hand over the contents of the till. The amount was 200 euros.

🔴 [Info @Valeurs] Marseille : un homme s'est présenté à une caisse d'un magasin Casino dans le 11e arrondissement, a menacé une employée en apposant un couteau sous sa gorge pour se faire remettre le contenu de la caisse (200 euros), puis s'est dirigé vers une autre caissière en…

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Out of fear, the victim was unable to hand over the money. A second employee was then threatened with a knife. The security guard was finally able to overpower and disarm the attacker, whereupon he shouted “allah akbar”. He also threatened to “cut the throats of all people of other faiths”. He has no fixed abode and has a criminal record. There were no injuries.

[Info VA] Marseille : un braqueur crie “allah akbar” et menace d’égorger les “non convertis” dans un magasin – Valeurs actuelles