France: One Dead in Jihadist Knife Attack in Paris

Quai de Grenelle, Paris

On Saturday, a 26-year-old Muslim man went on a stabbing rampage near the Eifel Tower in Paris. He stabbed a German tourist to death and wounded two others before being arrested. He reportedly cried, "Allahu akhbar" during the attack and told police that he was upset about the situation in Gaza.

The suspect was born in France in 1997. Le Figaro partially identifies him as Armand R., known to the police for an association with radical Islam.

The below article from France 24 is translated by Fousesquawk. (Note that there is a contradiction in the article as to whether one or two persons were wounded.)

https://www.france24.com/fr/france/20231202-attaque-meurtri%C3%A8re-au-couteau-dans-le-15e-arrondissement-de-paris-l-assaillant-interpell%C3%A9

Deadly knife attack in 15th arrondissement of Paris. Assailant arrested

An assailant stabbed one person to death and wounded two others near the Bir Hakeim Bridge in Paris. He was arrested.

Posted 12-3-2023 at 00:16

Updated  12-3-23 00;29

Caption: French police secure access to Bir-Hakeim Bridge after a knife attack in Paris, France on 2 December 2023.

An assailant stabbed a man to death and wounded another Saturday evening in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. He was arrested by police.

Gerald Darmain on X:

"Police have just courageously arrested an assailant attacking passersby in Paris near the Grenelle Dock. One person deceased and one wounded, treated by Paris first responders. Please avoid the sector." 

According to the Minister of Interior, Gerald Darmanin, the assailant reportedly cried, "Allahu Akhbar" and told police that he did not support the situation in Gaza.

The assailant, of French nationality and born in 1997, was arrested and placed in custody in the framework of an open case for murder and attempted murder and was turned over to the Criminal Brigade of Paris, the office of the prosecutor stated.

According to Gerald Darmanin, the deceased person is a tourist of German nationality.

Also according to the Minister, the perpetrator of the stabbings had already been convicted in 2016 for intending to carry out another attack and was known to the intelligence services.

With Agence France Presse and Reuters

*Update (12-3-2023). Today's edition of Le Figaro is identifying the attacker as Armand Rajabpour Miyandoab.