2019 Lyon stabbings
On 31 August 2019, nine people were stabbed by an Afghan asylum-seeker One of the victims died and two remain hospitalized. The attack happened outside a subway station in Lyon, France. The police are not investigating the attack as terrorism, but told police he was Muslim and heard voices that were insulting god. Several witnesses also recalled the attacker shouting religious words.
| 2019 Lyon stabbings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lyon, France |
| Date | 31 August 2019 |
Attack type | stabbing |
| Weapons | knife |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 8 |
An intervening bus driver prevented the attacker from entering the metro which stopped further carnage.
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