A knife attack left four injured, three of them serious in central Toulouse

the essential
A man used a knife during violent opposition between several men at the bottom of the Jean-Jaurès alleys on Sunday evening.

A violent brawl opposed several men in the center of Toulouse, at the Jean-Jaurès metro station, Sunday May 2 in the evening around 7:45 p.m. According to the first elements, during the confrontation, one of the protagonists made use of a knife injuring four men, including three seriously. The suspect was then subdued by municipal police before being arrested and placed in police custody.

At first, testimonies suggested that the man shouted “Allah Akbar”. A version later denied according to a source close to the investigation. It could in reality be a brawl between the marginalized, but the authorities call for the most extreme caution. The alleged perpetrator of the stabbing is not known to the intelligence services and is not documented S. His hearing is made difficult by the fact that he speaks only English and Arabic.

The four injured men were evacuated by the fire brigade. One of them, injured in the carotid artery, was admitted to the Purpan hospital in an emergency. Two are unconscious and have been taken to Rangueuil hospital. The latter was more slightly injured and underwent stitches.

–