Attacker stabs, wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of Olympics

The soldier was among thousands of troops serving in the Sentinelle force for France’s domestic security, created to guard prominent French sites.

A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday and the attacker was arrested, officials said, while the city was under a high security alert 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.

Authorities don’t suspect terrorism as a motive at this stage, according to the national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office.

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