The incident took place on Monday morning in the Mas-du-Taureau neighbourhood. A police investigation is underway.
A man dressed in a djellaba and armed with a katana, a Japanese sword, which he had drawn from its sheath, was arrested on Monday, November 10, 2025, while walking down the street in Vaulx-en-Velin in the Lyon metropolitan area.
During his arrest, he shouted ‘Allah Akbar’ (Allah is great, in Arabic), the Rhône prefecture confirmed to actu Lyon, corroborating information from Le Progrès.