The facts took place late Friday morning in New York, in the Harlem neighborhood. A young Frenchman originally from Réunion but living in Paris was leaving a restaurant with his girlfriend when a stranger, armed with a knife, attacked him, injuring his throat, reports West France.
“I’m in shock. I didn’t see it coming. The man punched me hard in the face. At first I thought it was just a punch and then I smelled blood, “says the 27-year-old tourist on his Instagram account and in local media.
“A free blow of absolute violence”
His attacker did not steal anything from him and quickly fled after his act. “A free blow of absolute violence”, further denounces the young French tourist, who underwent emergency surgery in hospital.
The attacker is still wanted by the New York police.
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