Man Armed with a Knife Launches Attacks in France

A police officer in the Moselle department of northeastern France fired at a man armed with a knife, who had attacked him, according to the newspaper 'Figaro'. 'According to the prosecution, the gendarme shot at the man with the knife. The motives for the attack are unknown,' the newspaper reports.

The incident occurred at 3:30 PM local time in the municipality of Duyz, which has a population of three thousand people. The gendarme initially used tear gas against the attacker, followed by firing two shots at him. The man sustained injuries to his abdomen and was hospitalized.