France: After Paris, an Islamist rampage with knives now also in Lyon

A terrorist attack was foiled in the city of Lyon late on Saturday morning. A 28-year-old man named Sofiane K was arrested by the police when he threatened passers-by. The suspect was listed in the S database for radicalisation.

On Saturday February 3, an attack was foiled in Lyon in the late morning. According to CNEWS, the attacker is 28 years old and is called Sofiane K.. He was already known to the police and suffers from a psychiatric history, namely schizophrenia.

The young man was also registered in the S-file for radicalisation. The police arrested Sofiane K when he threatened passers-by on the street with a stabbing weapon, a 20-centimetre-long knife.

The law enforcement officers managed to neutralise the person before he could act, thereby avoiding potential victims. Cnews

Lyon : une attaque déjouée, Sofiane K. menaçait les passants avec un couteau. Il s’agit d’un fiché S connu pour radicalisation et avec des antécédents psychiatriques – Fdesouche