Sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja shot by French police



The incident escalated as two feminine cops approached the person to query him concerning a automobile theft.

“He was neutralized with bullets,” the Cherbourg press workplace informed CNN, nevertheless they might not say what situation the person was in.

French Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin expressed his assist for the police power on a tweet.

“While intervening in a car theft in Cherbourg, two cops have been injured,” Darmanin mentioned, including, “(My) assist to the nationwide police.”

Cherbourg’s mayor Benoît Arrivé additionally expressed his gratitude for the work of the police, saying, “All my assist to the forces of order.”

The two cops concerned are in good situation, authorities mentioned.

Last month, a policeman within the French Rivera metropolis of Cannes survived a knife assault after an assailant approached 4 officers exterior the police station who have been getting ready to go on management.

The assailant approached the officers asking for data earlier than opening the door of the car they have been in and stabbing one of many officers within the chest with a knife, the minister mentioned. The attacker then tried to stab a second officer earlier than he was neutralized.


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