Knife Attacker Shouting ‘Allah Ordered Me’ Stabs Three Women.

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A knife attack in Paris has left at least three women injured, with the suspect claiming that Allah “ordered” him to do it.

PULSE POINTS
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Three women were stabbed in Paris, France, by a man wielding two kitchen knives on Monday morning. Video of the suspect shows him saying “it is Allah who ordered me” after he was restrained. The attack took place in a square in the north-west of the French capital and was halted by an off-duty police officer.📰 DETAIL: The suspect made “incoherent statements” according to Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, who suggested mental health issues might be involved and downplayed a possible terrorist motive. “[W]e need to be very careful with respect to the motives for this very violent attack,” he insisted. The women, one of whom is reportedly pregnant, are aged 19, 24, and 36. They were hospitalized with severe injuries but are reportedly not in life-threatening condition.🎯 IMPACT: The French anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office is “monitoring” the investigation. The incident elevates ongoing concerns about public safety and terrorist threats in Europe, particularly from Muslim men with a migration background. The stabbing spree follows a recent attack in Berlin, Germany, where an Islamist radical drove into a Pride parade, killing one and injuring 29.

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