“It added that the suspect, whom it did not name, was on an official list of those monitored for links to militant groups.”
Apparently all the French authorities do is watch. They don’t act. Or there are just so many of these people now that they can’t keep track. The Islamic State spoke about overwhelming the law enforcement apparatuses in Western states with so many attacks and plots that police couldn’t keep up. And here we are.
“French police shoot and wound knifeman shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ in Metz,” Reuters, January 5, 2020:
PARIS — French police on Sunday shot and wounded a man who had rushed towards a group of policemen with a knife shouting “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest) in the eastern city of Metz, local officials said.
The incident at Metz came just two days after a man went on a knife rampage in the suburb of Villejuif just outside Paris on Jan. 3, killing one person and wounding two. The Villejuif attacker was subsequently shot dead by police.
The Metz local public prosecutor’s office said it was in contact with the French anti-terrorism prosecutor’s department over the incident, while French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner added he was monitoring the situation closely….
The Metz local prosecutor’s office said the suspect suffered gunshot wounds to the thigh. He was then taken away.
It added that the suspect, whom it did not name, was on an official list of those monitored for links to militant groups….
jewdog says
Hey, there he is, I’m watching…he’s coming closer…ahhhhhhhhhh!
gravenimage says
OK–now that is grimly hilarious, Jewdog!
keith says
Meanwhile, in Texas.
He has a knife, he’s trying to stab someone, BANG.
Problem solved.
gravenimage says
Still more jihad in France: Knife-wielding Muslim screaming “Allahu akbar” charges policemen, is on watch list
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How many Muslims on “watch lists” have been free to attack and murder?
Trick_or_Treat says
Le’me guess, ‘…a police spokesman said, “a reason for the attack is stiil unclear at this time” ‘, non?