Police in Gabon arrested on Sunday dozens of people over a knife attack that wounded two Danish nationals working for National Geographic, apparently in retribution for “US attacks against Muslims,” officials said. The detained men were mostly traders and sellers in the popular market in Libreville – where the attack occurred on Saturday – and all are from West Africa. “We are not commenting at this stage.”National Geographic confirmed that the targets of the attack were working for the organization. Police said the assailant is a 53-year-old Nigerien man who, according to witnesses, shouted “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest) during the attack. Authorities have said the attack appeared to be politically motivated, but have not publicly classified it as terrorism.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 18, 2017 01:07 UTC