Random Knife Attack in the Name of Allah

A man returned to France from the hajj to Mecca, went berserk, and knifed a policeman while mentioning Allah. The authorities are certain that the attack had nothing to do with Islam or terrorism, and are looking into mental illness as the most likely cause.

Many thanks to Bear for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling. Warning: There is foul language in the subtitles in this clip:

Transcript:

00:00   The attacker presented himself…
00:04   at 11:45 AM at the reception of the police station of Roussillon at a…
00:08   50 kilometer South of Mont while 5 people were waiting in a waiting room
00:12   The man threw himself on the police officers and injured him with a stab wound
00:16   He came towards the police officers, he f***ing knifed him
00:20   and then followed him inside
00:24   (did he speak?) well he said things in Arabic but at first he said …
00:28   nothing. Not a word The victim…
00:32   kept it together and responded with shots that injured the 32 YO man…
00:36   on the legs. but even injured he showed himself to be violent …
00:40   and invoked ‘Allah’. What we have learned but it is still…
00:44   very early in terms of the investigation, it is that …
00:48   he had come back from a trip to Hajj at Mecca a few days ago…
00:52   and that his behaviour had evolved to the point …
00:56   to make anxious even the people close to him. They had planned to have him committed
01:00   due to this behavioural evolution that was appearing…
01:04   particularity dangerous and worrying. Anxious, the wife of the attacker left home.
01:08   a few days ago. A search was done at their home…
01:12   many religious magazines were found. Also a phrase…
01:16   scribbled, “Victory is close”. Leads us to discover if it…
01:20   the writing of this man, visibly very disturbed since his return…
01:24   from The Mecca. The anti-terrorist section does not intend to take over…
01:28   the investigation.
 

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