He was arrested by the city police after verbally attacking passers-by and shouting ‘Allah Akbar’.
A drunk man caused panic in central Lyon on Tuesday afternoon when rumours spread that he was armed with a knife. Shortly before 4 p.m., the city police were alerted that a threatening individual had committed an assault with a stabbing weapon and was running around shouting ‘Allah Akbar’.
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About fifteen city police officers rushed to Rue Mercière (2nd arrondissement), where the suspect was quickly apprehended and pinned to the ground. He was not carrying a knife, and no knife was found in the vicinity, but he was clearly drunk.