Par Theo Zuili
Published on June 27, 23 at 6:56 pm See my news Follow Actu Lyon Souad, intervened this Tuesday, June 27 in the morning when an individual threatened the passengers of the T4 tram in Lyon with a knife, testifies to news Lyon. (© Illustration / Anthony Soudani / news Lyon)
Souad went to work on Tuesday, June 27. Municipal police officer in Lyon for 25 years, she was out of service and had no They are neither uniform nor are they armed of service.
After 11:20 a.m., while on the T4 tram approaching the Departmental Archives station, a vociferous man and becomes more and more vehement. He threatened the passengers with his weapon before being overpowered by the passengers. Present in the tram, Souad tells what happened to Lyon news.
He said, “You’ll see”
” He had not don’t look drunk nor under narcotics, simply very upset, ”explains Souad to Lyon news. “He was particularly attacking a lady he was insulting, he was looking for everyone in Arabic, a language I understand. »
He said “You’ll see”, so I stayed alert. He got up and headed for the closed doors and kicked the windows hard. I discreetly pressed the oar’s alert button while he continued to knock.
SudadMunicipal policewoman in Lyon
In the aftermath, the driver makes a call through the microphones and asks the individual to stop. “He stops and seems to have calmed down. We all looked at each other in the train. »
The man takes a knife out of his bag
Souad describes: “He then searches in his bag and takes out a knife. Everyone was dazed for a second. In the train, once the surprise is over, all the passengers sneak into the moving tram to flee the individual.
He was making big gestures with his knife. Me, when I saw that everyone was fleeing, I screamed: it’s not possible! He’s all alone, there are 200 of us in the train, we’re not going to let ourselves be stabbed!
Sudad
“It must have clicked,” says Souad. “People must have said yes, indeed. What happened in Annecy remains fresh and it was absolutely necessary to avoid a new tragedy. »
The passengers manage to stop him
A young man in his twenties and three other passengers approach Souad, convinced that they can stop the individual. “With four, five people around him, the man no longer knew where to turn. »
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We grabbed him by the arms while I called the police. He was struggling violently, fortunately, there were no injuries. The youngest took the knife from his hands. They tried to hold him down, but they let him go once the tram stopped and the doors opened.
Sudad
The individual took the opportunity to to escape. “There, the only day of the year when I’m in a dress and a high-heeled shoe, I ran after him to avoid losing him. He tried to get on a bus and I luckily ran into the arriving police. »
The man was arrested without causing any injuries and an investigation has been opened. A witness to the facts adds: “The men who arrested him are heroes. It is essential to specify that those who stopped him were also of North African origin, ”he insists.
A “heroic and civic act”
“It’s taking on proportions that I couldn’t have imagined!” » Souad will be received at City Hall by the Mayor of Lyon Grégory Doucet and his Security Assistant Mohamed Chihi. The latter congratulates his “heroic and citizen act”.
For me, I only did my job. We are police 24/7. I was just the one who mobilized, there were several of us. I’m very surprised, but it’s always fun!
Sudad
The policewoman has lodged a complaint like Keolis, the company that operates the TCLs. “It must not go unpunished. We had the reaction we needed, we needed more, ”she concludes.
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2023-06-27 23:43:53
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