Dressed as a ninja, a man armed with a sword attacked and injured two policewomen in Cherbourg, in Upper Normandy, France. The news was first given by the national police who intervened and managed to neutralize the aggressor.
the attack
The police had received a report of a car theft. When they intervened, while the crime was still in progress, the officers seriously injured the man with gunshots. The man was then taken to hospital. Meanwhile, solidarity has come from the interior minister after the attack.
🚨🇫🇷#Urgent: 2 police officers were injured in a stabbing at the Leclerc center gas station in #Cherbourg, #France.
The suspect is neutralized. pic.twitter.com/WeRKmSbFbo— Terror Alarm (@terror_alarm) December 2, 2021
The intervention of the Minister of the Interior
After the violent attack this afternoon in Cherbourg, the French Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, intervened on his social networks: on Twitter he expressed “full support for the national police”.
During an intervention on a vehicle flight in Cherbourg, two policemen have been blessed. They supported the national police.
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) December 2, 2021
Source : IL Messaggero
