French Soldier Stabbed In Neck In Paris
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skynews said:
A French soldier on patrol in Paris has been stabbed in the throat by a man believed to be of North-African origin.
The soldier was injured during the attack but will survive, said a military spokesman.
French daily Le Parisien cited police sources as saying the suspected attacker was a bearded man, about 30-years-old and was wearing an Arab-style garment under his jacket.
He fled the scene and is being sought by police.
The soldier was patrolling the business area of La Defense as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan.
The stabbing comes just days after a British soldier was hacked to death on a London street in broad daylight in a suspected terrorist attack that has raised fears of potential copycat strikes.
However, there was no immediate confirmation of any link to the France attack.
http://news.sky.com/story/1095605/french-soldier-stabbed-in-neck-in-parisThe soldier was injured during the attack but will survive, said a military spokesman.
French daily Le Parisien cited police sources as saying the suspected attacker was a bearded man, about 30-years-old and was wearing an Arab-style garment under his jacket.
He fled the scene and is being sought by police.
The soldier was patrolling the business area of La Defense as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan.
The stabbing comes just days after a British soldier was hacked to death on a London street in broad daylight in a suspected terrorist attack that has raised fears of potential copycat strikes.
However, there was no immediate confirmation of any link to the France attack.
Happy82 said:
Be interesting to see the French response, there's already a lot of anti-arab problems out there 
Correct. What we see in the UK, even in light of recent events, is miniscule compared to the islamic question in France. Not to make light of the death of Drummer Rigby, of course.Marseilles, for example, is by and large, a no-go area for non-muslims in many of its districts. In Germany people of Turkish descent have a majority foothold in many cities and the riots in Sweden are now gaining momentum.
I visited paris a couple of years ago, went in by train to the Arc de Triumph and walked down the Champs Elysees, on the way back in the evening we walked back up past the stations and eventually got into a train past the crowds of people thronging the streets.
That evening the ethnic mix in these crowds was about 95% african. I'm not sure why they all wanted to live in paris, a expensive town away from the far nicer countryside but they obviously did!
That evening the ethnic mix in these crowds was about 95% african. I'm not sure why they all wanted to live in paris, a expensive town away from the far nicer countryside but they obviously did!
Globs said:
I visited paris a couple of years ago, went in by train to the Arc de Triumph and walked down the Champs Elysees, on the way back in the evening we walked back up past the stations and eventually got into a train past the crowds of people thronging the streets.
That evening the ethnic mix in these crowds was about 95% african. I'm not sure why they all wanted to live in paris, a expensive town away from the far nicer countryside but they obviously did!
Was the same in Lyon That evening the ethnic mix in these crowds was about 95% african. I'm not sure why they all wanted to live in paris, a expensive town away from the far nicer countryside but they obviously did!
ttier here perhaps we should move to the rapidly emptying african subcontinent?Globs said:
I visited paris a couple of years ago, went in by train to the Arc de Triumph and walked down the Champs Elysees, on the way back in the evening we walked back up past the stations and eventually got into a train past the crowds of people thronging the streets.
That evening the ethnic mix in these crowds was about 95% african. I'm not sure why they all wanted to live in paris, a expensive town away from the far nicer countryside but they obviously did!
Last time I was in Paris I made the mistake of visiting Saint Denis, lovely place That evening the ethnic mix in these crowds was about 95% african. I'm not sure why they all wanted to live in paris, a expensive town away from the far nicer countryside but they obviously did!
FarleyRusk said:
But what to do know? Crack down hard and light the podwer keg or carry on surrendering...
That's the question right at the top of every European leaders list right now. We've been walking on eggshells for along time now, but now I fear we may be running out of eggs.
Woolwich was bad enough, and now we have Paris. And I was stunned to see the recent footage from Stockholm. Perhaps naively, I thought Sweden had been lucky and managed to separate itself from that sort of situation.
Cobnapint said:
That's the question right at the top of every European leaders list right now.
We've been walking on eggshells for along time now, but now I fear we may be running out of eggs.
Woolwich was bad enough, and now we have Paris. And I was stunned to see the recent footage from Stockholm. Perhaps naively, I thought Sweden had been lucky and managed to separate itself from that sort of situation.
It might be top of a list, if that list is 'how do we pretend everything is fine and there are no problems'. We are talking about the very people that created the problem in the first place.We've been walking on eggshells for along time now, but now I fear we may be running out of eggs.
Woolwich was bad enough, and now we have Paris. And I was stunned to see the recent footage from Stockholm. Perhaps naively, I thought Sweden had been lucky and managed to separate itself from that sort of situation.
Happy82 said:
Last time I was in Paris I made the mistake of visiting Saint Denis, lovely place
Walked down there in 1989 and there had to be a prostitute standing about every three feet, and this was mid afternoon on a Sunday. One still sticks in my mind with that filthy look on her face. 
Cobnapint said:
Woolwich was bad enough, and now we have Paris. And I was stunned to see the recent footage from Stockholm. Perhaps naively, I thought Sweden had been lucky and managed to separate itself from that sort of situation.
Pat Condells thoughts on Sweden from back in 2010. It doesn't sound a whole lot different to the UK today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZtc2ma2GEQ&fe...
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