2019 Lyon stabbings
| 2019 Lyon stabbings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lyon, France |
| Date | 31 August 2019 |
Attack type | stabbing |
| Weapons | knife |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 8 |
On 31 August 2019, nine people were stabbed by an Afghan asylum-seeker. One of the victims died, and two remain hospitalized. The attack happened outside a subway station in Lyon, France.[1] The perpetrator told French police that he had heard voices that were insulting God. Several witnesses also recalled the attacker shouting religious words.[2][3]
An intervening bus driver prevented the attacker from entering the metro, which stopped further carnage.[4]
Victims
A 19-year-old man was stabbed and killed and eight were wounded by the attacker.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "French cops detain man after knife attack kills 1, injures 9". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ↑ "Lyon knife attacker not known as radicalized, says prosecutor - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ↑ Ray Sanchez (31 August 2019). "One person was killed, 8 others wounded in knife attack outside Lyon, France". CNN. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- 1 2 "Attaque au couteau à Villeurbanne : le courage des témoins". Franceinfo (in French). 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ↑ tagesschau.de. "Angriff in Metrostation: Ein Toter bei Attacke in Frankreich". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-10-16.