‘Muslim shouting Allahu Akbar’ stabs Jewish rabbi, 62, in horrifying street attack in French city of Strasbourg
A JEWISH rabbi has been stabbed in France, allegedly by a Muslim man screaming “Allahu Akbar”.
The 62-year-old victim was reportedly attacked outside a brasserie in the Jewish quarter in the North East of Strasbourg.
The attacker was apparently restrained by a passer-by before cops arrive to arrest him.
Witnesses reported hearing the assailant scream “God is great” in Arabic before launching the bloody assault, local media have reported.
The attacker has now been arrested, according to police sources quoted by AP news agency.
The unnamed spokesman said the victim, who was wearing “clear exterior signs of his religion” at the time of the attack, was not seriously injured.
But despite saying the knife-wielding man shouted “Allahu akbar” during the attack, the source said the incident was not thought to be terror-related.
Cops said the man had a history of psychiatric problems, saying he had “clear deficiencies”.
The attacker was apparently also known to police and had a record, although it is not clear at this time what for.
The incident comes on the back of a string of terror attacks in France and across Europe.
Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel killed 85 people in France when he drove a lorry through crowds watching a fireworks display in July.
And a knife attack on a train followed by an attempted suicide bombing at a music festival have also left Germany on high alert.
The Jewish community often finds itself the target of terror attacks, further raising suspicions that Islamic extremism could have been behind today’s stabbing.
Two days after the Charlie Hebdo shooting in 2015, Amedy Coulibaly murdered four Jewish hostages during a siege at a Kosher supermarket in Paris.
Coulibaly was pals with the Charlie Hebdo gunmen and had pledged allegiance to ISIS before the attack.
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